Meaning & use
fragrant
Having a pleasant, often sweet smell that is noticeable and appealing.
See it in a sentence
The garden was fragrant with roses and jasmine on that warm spring evening.
She chose a fragrant candle that smelled faintly of vanilla and cinnamon.
A note on using this word
Fragrant almost always describes pleasant smells, unlike the more neutral word "smelly."
Words with a similar meaning
aromaticsweet-smelling
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Words with an opposite meaning
odorlessfoul-smelling
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