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| fragrant cliff fern
| fragrant orchid
| fragrant shield fern
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective fragrant has 1 sense
- fragrant(a = adj.all) Array - pleasant-smelling; Array Derived forms noun fragrance2, noun fragrance1
Antonym: malodorous
CIDE DICTIONARY
fragrant, a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.].
Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume. [1913 Webster]
"Fragrant the fertile earth
After soft showers."
After soft showers."
Syn. -- Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented; redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fragrant, adj. sweet-smelling.
Derivative
fragrantly adv.
Etymology
ME f. F fragrant or L fragrare smell sweet
THESAURUS
fragrant
ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, delectable, delicious, delightful, effluvious, essenced, flowery, fruity, incense-breathing, malodorous, musky, odorant, odorate, odored, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, redolent, savory, scented, smellful, smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferousROGET THESAURUS
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Fragrance
N fragrance, aroma, redolence, perfume, bouquet, essence, scent, sweet smell, aromatic perfume, agalloch, agallochium, aloes wood, bay rum, calambac, calambour, champak, horehound, lign-aloes, marrubium, mint, muskrat, napha water, olibanum, spirit of myrcia, essential oil, incense, musk, frankincense, pastil, pastille, myrrh, perfumes of Arabia, otto, ottar, attar, bergamot, balm, civet, potpourri, pulvil, nosegay, scentbag, sachet, smelling bottle, vinaigrette, eau de Cologne, toilet water, lotion, after-shave lotion, thurification, perfumer, eucalyptus oil, pinene, fragrant, aromatic, redolent, spicy, savory, balmy, scented, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, perfumed, perfumatory, thuriferous, fragrant as a rose, muscadine, ambrosial.
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