Meaning of FRAGRANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'freygrunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] pleasant-smelling |
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| | Synonyms: | | aromatic, musky, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, redolent, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling |
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| | Antonyms: | | malodorous | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fra"grant\, 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.
Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers.
--Milton.
Syn: Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented;
redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic. --
{Fra"grant*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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