aroma

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aroma

/əˈɹəʊ.mə/ UK
/əˈɹoʊ.mə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊmə

Where it comes from

From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

noun aromas · aromata

A smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one. I love the aroma of cinnamon.
Similar: fragrance, nosegay, scent, aroma, bouquet, essence, musk, odor, perfume, redolence, smell, waft

Opposite: odor, odour, pungency, reek, stench

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fragrance, scent, perfume, smell, odor, odour, olfactory property, aromatic, fragrant, redolence, stench, stink, incense, taste, flavor, flavouring

noun

Opposite: odor, odour, pungency, reek, stench

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noun a pleasant or fragrant smell

Español	aroma
한국어	향기 hyanggi, 좋은 냄새 jo'eun naemsae
日本語	香り kaori, 香気 kōki, 芳香 hōkō, アロマ aroma, 匂い nioi
中文	香氣 /香气 xiāngqì, 香味 xiāngwèi
हिन्दी	परिमल parimal, सुगंध sugandh
Português	aroma
Français	arôme, parfum
Deutsch	Aroma, Duft
Ελληνικά	άρωμα ároma
Română	aromă
Русский	арома́т aromát, благоуха́ние blagouxánije
עברית	אָרוֹמָה aróma

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@misc{aroma_2026,
  title = {aroma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aroma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}