fragrant
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fragrant
- /ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/ UK, US
- /ˈfɹæ.ɡɹənt/ obsolete
Rhymes with -eɪɡɹənt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin frāgrāns, present active participle of frāgrō (“to smell”).
adjective more fragrant · most fragrant · fragraunt
- Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance. fragrant flower
- Attractive. party-political interventions made by the fragrant Ms Stella Rimington.
Similar: aromatic, ambrosial, aromatique, balmy, fragrant, redolent, sweet-smelling · Opposite: fetid, noisome, pungent, smelly, malodorous
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: perfumed, redolent, sweet-smelling, aromatic, scented, musky, odoriferous, odorous, sweet, sweet-scented, fragrance, aroma, perfume, scent, incense, flavouring
adjective
Similar: aromatic, ambrosial, aromatique, balmy, fragrant, redolent, sweet-smelling · Opposite: fetid, noisome, pungent, smelly, malodorous
Translations
Every language
adj sweet-smelling
| Español | fragante, perfumado, fragrante, bienoliente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향기롭다 hyanggiropda |
| 日本語 | 甘い香りのする amai kaori no suru, 香り高い kaoritakai, 香ばしい kōbashii, 芳しい kanbashii |
| 中文 | 芬香 fēnxiāng, 香 xiāng, 芳香 fāngxiāng |
| हिन्दी | सौंधा saundhā |
| Português | cheiroso |
| Français | odorant, aromatique |
| Deutsch | duftend, wohlriechend |
| Italiano | fragrante |
| Ελληνικά | αρωματικός aromatikós, ευωδιαστός evodiastós |
| Română | fragrant |
| Русский | арома́тный aromátnyj, благоуха́ющий blagouxájuščij, души́стый dušístyj, благоуха́нный blagouxánnyj, благово́нный blagovónnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thơm |
| العربية | رَيًّا rayyan, عَبِق ʕabiq |
Talk about this word "fragrant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fragrant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fragrant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fragrant "fragrant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fragrant.Cite this
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title = {fragrant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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