fragrant

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: fra=grant
• COUNT in NET: 20 in 19 verses (in OT : 18 in 17 verses) (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

fragrant, a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.].

 Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.  [1913 Webster]
"Fragrant the fertile earth
After soft showers."

Syn. -- Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented; redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fragrant, adj. sweet-smelling.

Derivative

fragrantly adv.

Etymology

ME f. F fragrant or L fragrare smell sweet

THESAURUS

fragrant

ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, delectable, delicious, delightful, effluvious, essenced, flowery, fruity, incense-breathing, malodorous, musky, odorant, odorate, odored, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, redolent, savory, scented, smellful, smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous

ROGET THESAURUS

fragrant

Fragrance

N fragrance, aroma, redolence, perfume, bouquet, essence, scent, sweet smell, aromatic perfume, agalloch, agallochium, aloes wood, bay rum, calambac, calambour, champak, horehound, lign-aloes, marrubium, mint, muskrat, napha water, olibanum, spirit of myrcia, essential oil, incense, musk, frankincense, pastil, pastille, myrrh, perfumes of Arabia, otto, ottar, attar, bergamot, balm, civet, potpourri, pulvil, nosegay, scentbag, sachet, smelling bottle, vinaigrette, eau de Cologne, toilet water, lotion, after-shave lotion, thurification, perfumer, eucalyptus oil, pinene, fragrant, aromatic, redolent, spicy, savory, balmy, scented, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, perfumed, perfumatory, thuriferous, fragrant as a rose, muscadine, ambrosial.