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fragrant
[ frey-gruhnt ]
adjective
- having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented:
a fragrant rose.
Synonyms: aromatic, redolent, odorous
Antonyms: noisome, malodorous
- delightful; pleasant:
fragrant memories.
fragrant
/ ˈfreɪɡrənt /
adjective
- having a pleasant or sweet smell
Derived Forms
- ˈfragrantly, adverb
Other Words From
- fragrant·ly adverb
- fragrant·ness noun
- non·fragrant adjective
- un·fragrant adjective
- un·fragrant·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of fragrant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fragrant1
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.
Silken, rich and fragrant with spices, Guelaguetza’s moles are a thing of beauty in all their colors and flavors.
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.
The sweet scent of food carts selling guava and bananas blends with blooming jasmine, burning incense, and the fragrant fumes of auto rickshaws driving by.
But for long, long decades before, Santa Clara County was “the Valley of Heart’s Delight,” a bee-and-blossom Eden of fragrant fruit: cherries, apricots, and mostly plums for prunes.
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More About Fragrant
What does fragrant mean?
Fragrant is most commonly used to describe things that have a pleasant scent, especially a strong one, as in These flowers are so fragrant. It can also be used to describe the scent itself.
Things that smell good are typically described as fragrant or aromatic, while things that smell bad might be described with the words smelly or stinky or the more formal terms odorous and odoriferous.
The word fragrant can also be used in a somewhat ironic or humorous way to refer to things that do not smell good, as in Your socks are a bit fragrant.
The related noun fragrance refers to a pleasant scent, especially a somewhat strong one. Fragrance is especially associated with flowers.
Example: I always look forward to springtime, when the fragrant scent of freshly bloomed flowers fills the air.
Where does fragrant come from?
The first records of the word fragrant come from the 1400s. It comes from the Latin verb frāgrāre, meaning “to smell sweet.”
Fragrant is usually used to describe things that smell sweet or pleasant, especially flowers and perfume. It can also be used to describe the scent of a delicious-smelling food (the scent of such food is perhaps more commonly called an aroma than a fragrance). Describing something that smells bad as fragrant is usually done to be funny.
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What are some other forms related to fragrant?
- fragrance (noun)
What are some synonyms for fragrant?
What are some words that share a root or word element with fragrant?
What are some words that often get used in discussing fragrant?
How is fragrant used in real life?
Fragrant is most often used to describe the scent of flowers, perfumes, and other things that smell nice.
One can almost smell the fragrant scent of the rhododendron surrounding the wooden walkway in this photograph from Helsinki, Finland. Have you visited? https://t.co/tePeqmTm9G pic.twitter.com/mgyOapLfD5
— DeviantArt (@DeviantArt) March 30, 2018
fresh basil is so fragrant. pic.twitter.com/IyuyNdXIDS
— Lydia🌹 (@misLYDiA_) September 7, 2020
"I've never seen lovelier light, heard more melodious birdsong, or inhaled more naturally fragrant air than on those fall mornings amid the vines". By @ecogallego #EnvironmentalCommunicatorhttps://t.co/pEleb5sN2X pic.twitter.com/MhevH8H1PM
— Familia Torres Wines (@TorresWines) September 15, 2020
Try using fragrant!
Which of the following things could be described as fragrant?
A. perfume
B. flowers
C. herbs
D. all of the above
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