fragrant applies to things (such as flowers or spices) with sweet or agreeable odors.

Surrounded by a luminous fragrant aura, the woman who wears it feels instantly effervescent and alive.

Some common synonyms of fragrant are aromatic, odorous, and redolent. While all these words mean "emitting and diffusing scent," fragrant applies to things (such as flowers or spices) with …

A fragrant reflection on tenderness, turbulence, and the fleeting grace of being — a stream of consciousness scent-hopping through my unlived childhood in China and its tangled emotions, …

Definition of fragrant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something that is fragrant has a pleasant, sweet smell. ...fragrant oils and perfumes.

fragrant (ˈfreɪɡrənt) adj having a pleasant or sweet smell [C15: from Latin frāgrāns, from frāgrāre to emit a smell]

What does fragrant mean? Fragrant is most commonly used to describe things that have a pleasant scent, especially a strong one, as in These flowers are so fragrant.

Aug 24, 2025 · fragrant (comparative more fragrant, superlative most fragrant) Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance. fragrant flower fragrant smell

Something that is fragrant has a nice smell. What makes a smell nice is subjective, of course. You might find a bowl of dried lavender to be fragrant, but your dog might prefer a pile of horse poop.