fragrant

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Adjective
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20 in 19 verses (in OT : 18 in 17 verses) (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective fragrant has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

fragranta. [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.
    "
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, thuriferous

ROGET THESAURUS

fragrant

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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