fragrant

Pleasantly perfumed air

Fragrant means having a pleasant smell: fragrant flowers, fragrant herbs.

The word suggests delicacy and appeal—perfumes are fragrant, garbage is not.

Something can be figuratively fragrant when it evokes pleasant associations: fragrant memories of summer.

aroma

bouquet

Arranged cluster of blooms

  • essenceFundamental nature of something
  • scentAirborne odor detected
  • perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing

smell · whiff · redolent · aromatic · odoriferous · sweet-smelling · ambrosial · balmy · wafting · heady

floral

rose

Stood up, or fragrant bloom

lilac · honeysuckle · magnolia · peony · freesia · ylang-ylang · tuberose · orange blossom · violet · hyacinth

perfumery

cologne

Light men's fragrance

eau de toilette · musk · ambergris · bergamot · top note · base note · fixative · accord · oriental · gourmand

resin

incense

Anger greatly, or aromatic resin

patchouli · vetiver · cedarwood · oud · amber · copal · benzoin · balsam · pine · cypress

spice

cinnamon

Aromatic bark spice

nutmeg · saffron · star anise · ginger · allspice · fenugreek · coriander · mace · cassia · juniper

herbal

rosemary

Fragrant culinary evergreen

lemongrass · basil · thyme · sage · mint · chamomile · verbena · marjoram · oregano · bay leaf

Categories
Opposites
smell pleasantness

fragrantfetid

Having foul odor

stinking · foul-smelling · malodorous · putrid · rank

odor presence

fragrantodorless

Having no smell

scentless · unscented · inodorous · nonfragrant · smell-free

Phrases
Family

fragrance, fragrances, fragrantly, unfragrant

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G