thơm ngát

Vườn nhài thơm ngát vào buổi sáng sớm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Exquisitely fragrant; intensely and delightfully fragrant: Describes a scent that is very pleasant, strong, and pure, often spreading over a wide area. It emphasizes a high degree of fragrance that is both powerful and agreeable.
   • Redolent; sweet-smelling: Conveys a sense of a pervasive, often natural, sweetness in the air.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vườn hoa hồng buổi sáng thơm ngát. (The rose garden in the morning is exquisitely fragrant.)
  • Cánh đồng hoa oải hương tỏa hương thơm ngát. (The lavender field emits an intensely sweet fragrance.)
  • Cô ấy để lại một mùi hương thơm ngát trong phòng. (She left a delightfully fragrant scent in the room.)

Advanced Usage

• "thơm ngát hương lúa": redolent with the scent of rice paddies.

  • Quê tôi vào mùa gặt thơm ngát hương lúa. (My hometown during harvest season is redolent with the scent of rice.)

• "thơm ngát mùi nhài": exquisitely fragrant with the scent of jasmine.

  • Đêm hè, không khí thơm ngát mùi nhài. (On summer nights, the air is exquisitely fragrant with the scent of jasmine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thơm (adj): fragrant, sweet-smelling (a more general and common term).

  • Cơm mới nấu rất thơm. (The newly cooked rice is very fragrant.)

• Ngát hương (adj phrase): fragrant, scented (a more literary variant).

  • Rừng hoa mai ngát hương. (The forest of apricot blossoms is fragrant.)

Synonyms

• Fragrant: having a pleasant smell.
• Redolent: strongly reminiscent or suggestive; fragrant.
• Sweet-smelling: having a sweet and pleasant odor.
• Aromatic: having a strong, pleasant smell.

Related Idioms

• Thơm nức: (similar to "thơm ngát") intensely fragrant, often to the point of being overwhelming or intoxicating.

  • Bánh mì mới ra lò thơm nức. (The freshly baked bread is intensely fragrant.)

• Thơm phức: very fragrant, often used for food.

  • Món cà ri tỏa mùi thơm phức. (The curry dish gives off a very fragrant smell.)