fragrant

[ frey-gruhnt ]

adjective

1. having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented:

   a fragrant rose.

   Synonyms: aromatic, redolent, odorous

   Antonyms: noisome, malodorous

2. delightful; pleasant:

   fragrant memories.

fragrant

/ ˈfreɪɡrənt /

adjective

1. having a pleasant or sweet smell

Derived Forms

• ˈfragrantly, adverb

Other Words From

• fragrant·ly adverb
• fragrant·ness noun
• non·fragrant adjective
• un·fragrant adjective
• un·fragrant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fragrant¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frāgrant- (stem of frāgrāns ), present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweet

Word History and Origins

Origin of fragrant¹

C15: from Latin frāgrāns , from frāgrāre to emit a smell

Example Sentences

I pass through fragrant California sagebrush and wild fennel in one spot, a blend of sweet pea, lilac and kicked-up dirt in another.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s more, they’re often framed by colorful bougainvillea, fragrant jasmine and photogenic palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times

Silken, rich and fragrant with spices, Guelaguetza’s moles are a thing of beauty in all their colors and flavors.

From Los Angeles Times

Final selling point: You don’t even have to wrap this gift, because it comes so beautifully decorated, complete with sprigs of pressed but still fragrant blooms of Cleveland sage, which, like the golden poppies, are California native plants.

From Los Angeles Times

The chile season, which lasts from late summer through the fall and envelops New Mexico in a haze of fragrant smoke from all the roasting, had begun a few weeks earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aromatic
• delicious
• perfumed
• savory
• spicy
• sweet