fragrant

[ frey-gruhnt ]
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adjective
  1. having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.

  2. delightful; pleasant: fragrant memories.

Origin of fragrant

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin frāgrant- (stem of frāgrāns), present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweet

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Opposites for fragrant

Other words from fragrant

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

Words that may be confused with fragrant

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British Dictionary definitions for fragrant

fragrant

/ (ˈfreɪɡrənt) /


adjective
  1. having a pleasant or sweet smell

Origin of fragrant

1
C15: from Latin frāgrāns, from frāgrāre to emit a smell

Derived forms of fragrant

  • fragrantly, adverb

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