单词	fragrant
释义	fragrantfra‧grant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINfragrant Origin: 1400-1500 Latin present participle of fragrare ‘to smell nice’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Choose from one of Chanel's new range of fragrant body lotions. Our bedroom window overlooks a fragrant rose garden. The forest was cool and fragrant, and the walk through it calmed my spirits. The plant has fragrant red and white flowers. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Add almonds and saute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant but not brown. How I wish that but once before you banish me we might converse together on fragrant subjects! Inside are quirky old settees, painted chests and weathered wood hutches brimming with fragrant soaps and candles. Instead of being human and down-to-earth, faith becomes a fragrant, concentrated essence. It gave off a fragrant smell which stirred my memory though I could not place it. It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems. Mace is the outer husk of the nutmeg and has a strong but fragrant flavour. Terror-stricken, I dropped my fragrant booty and ran home. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto have a good smell► smell nice/good to have a pleasant smell: · Something smells good. What are you cooking?· You smell so good - is that a new perfume?· I put lavender in my cupboard to make my clothes smell nice. ► fragrant having a light, pleasant smell, especially of flowers: · The plant has fragrant red and white flowers.· The forest was cool and fragrant, and the walk through it calmed my spirits.· Choose from one of Chanel's new range of fragrant body lotions. ► fresh having a clean, natural, pleasant smell: · If you eat garlic, have some parsley afterwards to keep your breath fresh.· The fields have such a clean, fresh smell after the rain. ► aromatic having a pleasant smell - use this especially about plants and leaves that are used in cooking: · Thai basil is fast growing and wonderfully aromatic.· This kind of massage is a gentle treatment using aromatic oils. ► sweet-smelling having a strong, sweet smell: · The room was warm, sweet-smelling, and luxurious.· The plant produces tiny, but sweet-smelling white flowers.· The old city lay among sweet-smelling pine woods and almond groves. ► delicate a delicate smell is pleasant but sometimes difficult to notice: · The delicate scent of roses hung in the air.· This soup has a marvellous, delicate fragrance and a slightly sweet taste. ► perfumed having a strong but pleasant smell - use this especially about something that has been given a smell by a particular product: · He stood so close to her that he could smell the perfumed soap on her skin.· perfumed lotions· The poodle came back from the groomers perfumed, with a tiny bow behind each ear. WORD SETS► Odours air freshener, nounbittersweet, adjectivebody odour, nounbody spray, nounbouquet, nounfetid, adjectivefoul, adjectivefragrance, nounfragrant, adjectivefrankincense, nounfunk, nounheavy, adjectiveincense, nounminty, adjectivemusk, nounmusty, adjectiveodoriferous, adjectiveodorous, adjectiveodour, nounodourless, adjectiveolfactory, adjectiveperfume, nounperfume, verbredolent, adjectivereek, verbrich, adjectivesavour, nounscent, nounsweet, adjectivewhiff, noun having a pleasant smell:  fragrant flowers—fragrantly adverb
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