Fragrant
['freɪgr(ə)nt] or ['fregrənt]
Definition
(a.) Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.
Typed by Dewey
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Aromatic, redolent, balmy, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.
Editor: Sallust
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Odorous, scented, perfumed, balmy, sweet-smelling, aromatic, sweet-scented,odoriferous, spicy
ANT:Inodorous, scentless, fetid
Editor: Will
Definition
adj. sweet-scented.—ns. Frā′grance Frā′grancy pleasantness of smell or perfume: sweet or grateful influence.—adv. Frā′grantly.—n. Frā′grantness.
Edited by Claudette
Examples
- The soft hair whose locks were loosened she rearranged, the damp brow she refreshed with a cool, fragrant essence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The earth breathes fragrant breaths to-night, And the perfume blows from the land. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- When they had run and danced themselves dry, the girls quickly dressed and sat down to the fragrant tea. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was a fine night: not moonlight, but sultry and fragrant. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- It was like yesterday since my feet had last trodden the fragrant heathy ground. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- What fragrant coolness revived him; what gushing sound was that? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No one could resist her persuasive nods, or the fragrant invitation issuing from the nose of the coffee pot. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How can one draw fragrant or inquire? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- How fragrant was the steam of the beverage, and the scent of the toast! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He presented, altogether, rather a mildewy appearance, and emitted a fragrant odour of full-flavoured Cubas. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We sat down together close to the window, and let the fragrant summer air breathe over our faces. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- For example, the sound fang meant not only boat, but a place, spinning, fragrant, inquire, and several other meanings according to the context. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were still flowers on the shelves,--all white, delicate and fragrant, with graceful, drooping leaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Bring me here, with elfin speed, The fragrant philter which I need. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Edited by Claudette