fragrant

English

Alternative forms

• fragraunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin fragrāns, present active participle of fragrō (“I smell”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈfreɪ.ɡɹənt/

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Adjective

fragrant (comparative more fragrant, superlative most fragrant)

1. Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

Antonyms

fetid, noisome, pungent, smelly

Translations

sweet-smelling

• Arabic: ريًا (ar) (rayyan)
• Armenian: անուշաբույր (hy) (anušabuyr)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芬香 (cmn) (fēnxiāng)

• Dutch: geur (nl)
• Finnish: hyväntuoksuinen (fi), tuoksuva (fi)
• Greek: αρωματικός (el) (aromatikós) , ευωδιαστός (el) (evodiastós) 
• Hungarian: illatos (hu)

• Japanese: 甘い香りのする (ja) (amai kaori no suru), 香り高い (ja) (かおりたかい, kaoritakai)
• Latin: hālāns (la)
• Pashto: خوش بو (khūsh-bū)
• Polish: pachnący (pl) m, wonny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cheiroso (pt) m
• Russian: ароматный (ru) (aromátnyj) , благоухающий (ru) (blagoxájuščij) 
• Turkish: ıtırlı (tr), rayihalı (tr)
• Vietnamese: thơm (vi)

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• Pashto: بوي (bū-e) (smell, odour, scent)