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fragrant

[ frey-gruhnt ]

adjective

  1. having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented:

    a fragrant rose.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. delightful; pleasant:

    fragrant memories.



fragrant

/ 藞蹿谤别瑟伞谤蓹苍迟 /

adjective

  1. having a pleasant or sweet smell
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿谤补驳谤补苍迟濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿谤补顎僩谤补苍迟路濒测 adverb
  • 蹿谤补顎僩谤补苍迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路蹿谤补顎僩谤补苍迟 adjective
  • 耻苍路蹿谤补顎僩谤补苍迟 adjective
  • un路蹿谤补顎僩谤补苍迟路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fragrant1

1400鈥50; late Middle English < Latin 蹿谤腻驳谤补苍迟- (stem of 蹿谤腻驳谤腻苍蝉 ), present participle of 蹿谤腻驳谤腻谤别 to smell sweet
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fragrant1

C15: from Latin 蹿谤腻驳谤腻苍蝉 , from 蹿谤腻驳谤腻谤别 to emit a smell
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Example Sentences

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ABC Supermarket in the heart of Little Saigon is like a Donald Trump tariff rant come to fragrant, tasty life.

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The cornmeal holds its ground, forming tiny, fragrant clumps when it meets melted butter and egg.

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Since that point, the Trump admin has fragrantly defied judges' orders to halt deportations and return wrongfully deported people.

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There he gets the serious stink eye from Clarence Thomas and sparks up a fragrant bowl of weed.

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For one, he said, it comes from a fragrant red rose known as Lasting Love, bred by French hybridizer Michel Adam.

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What does听fragrant mean?

Fragrant is most commonly used to describe things that have a pleasant scent, especially a strong one, as in These flowers are so fragrant. It can also be used to describe the scent itself.

Things that smell good are typically described as fragrant or aromatic, while things that smell bad might be described with the words smelly or stinky or the more formal terms odorous and odoriferous.

The word fragrant can also be used in a somewhat ironic or humorous way to refer to things that do not smell good, as in Your socks are a bit fragrant.听

The related noun fragrance refers to a pleasant scent, especially a somewhat strong one. Fragrance is especially associated with flowers.

Example: I always look forward to springtime, when the fragrant scent of freshly bloomed flowers fills the air.

Where does听fragrant come from?

The first records of the word fragrant come from the 1400s. It comes from the Latin verb 蹿谤腻驳谤腻谤别, meaning 鈥渢o smell sweet.鈥

Fragrant is usually used to describe things that smell sweet or pleasant, especially flowers and perfume. It can also be used to describe the scent of a delicious-smelling food (the scent of such food is perhaps more commonly called an aroma than a fragrance). Describing something that smells bad as fragrant is usually done to be funny.

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How is听fragrant used in real life?

Fragrant is most often used to describe the scent of flowers, perfumes, and other things that smell nice.

Try using听fragrant!

Which of the following things could be described as fragrant?

A. perfume
B. flowers
C. herbs
D. all of the above

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