fragrant
/'freigrənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Pleasant-smelling: Having a sweet, pleasant, or agreeable smell; often used to describe flowers, food, or other things that emit a delightful odor.
Usage
- The word "fragrant" is used to describe something that has a naturally pleasant and often strong smell. It is typically used in positive contexts.
- It is commonly applied to flowers, herbs, spices, perfumes, and freshly baked goods.
- It can be used both attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (after a linking verb like "is" or "smells").
Examples
- Attributive use (before a noun):
- The garden was full of fragrant roses.
- She lit a fragrant candle to relax.
- Predicative use (after a linking verb):
- The air was fragrant with the scent of jasmine.
- This tea is very fragrant.
Advanced Usage
- "Fragrant with": Used to indicate the source or nature of the pleasant smell.
- The room was fragrant with the aroma of pine.
- Literary/Descriptive Use: Often used in poetry and descriptive writing to evoke sensory imagery.
- He remembered the fragrant evenings of his childhood.
Variants and Related Words
- Fragrance (noun): A pleasant, sweet smell.
- The fragrance of the blossoms filled the orchard.
- Fragrantly (adverb): In a fragrant manner.
- The herbs simmered fragrantly in the pot.
Synonyms
- Aromatic: Having a strong, pleasant smell, often used for spices and plants.
- Perfumed: Scented with or as if with perfume.
- Sweet-smelling: Having a sweet smell; a simpler, more general term.
- Redolent: Literary term meaning smelling strongly of something or evocative of something.
Antonyms
- Malodorous: Having a bad smell.
- Foul-smelling: Having an unpleasant odor.
- Stinking: Having a strong, offensive smell.
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
- None directly formed with "fragrant" as the core word. The word itself is often a component of descriptive phrases rather than standalone idioms.
Adjective
- pleasant-smelling