Meaning & use

fragrant

adjective·Everyday

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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