fragrant

Adjective

Meaning

Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aromatic odorous spicy balmy redolent odoriferous ambrosial sweet-smelling soave good ambrosian soft fresh beautiful tropical
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Antonyms

noisome smelly fetid malodorous high strong
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Related terms

fragrance

Phrases with the word

fragrant odour fragrant smell fragrant gum fragrant rose fragrant odor fragrant resin

Examples

When grace comes, all the schemes of the evil one cease, for it abolishes them. It comes like a gentle breeze, like a subtle, fragrant zephyr which deadens the flesh and then raises the soul. It enlightens our nous. And in the end, when it comes, grace itself teaches a person. Joseph the Hesychast

I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred. I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded, fragrant. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanks be to God,' says the Admiral, 'the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to be in it, so fragrant it is. Christopher Columbus

The most fragrant of flowers are eaten by the green-fly. Malawi Proverb

Whatsoever a new bride touches is fragrant. Maltese Proverb

A fragrant bloom is not necessarily a beautiful flower; an orator may not be a crackerjack. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fragrance control fragranceless fragrancy fragrant agrimony fragrant azalea fragrant balm