fragrant
[ frey-gruhnt ]
adjective
having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.
delightful; pleasant: fragrant memories.
Origin of fragrant
11400–50; late Middle English <Latin frāgrant- (stem of frāgrāns), present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweet
Other words for fragrant
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
- flagrant, fragrant
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British Dictionary definitions for fragrant
fragrant
/ (ˈfreɪɡrənt) /
adjective
having a pleasant or sweet smell
Origin of fragrant
1C15: from Latin frāgrāns, from frāgrāre to emit a smell
Derived forms of fragrant
- fragrantly, adverb
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