fragrant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fra·grant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/ adjective COhaving a pleasant smell 香的，芳香的 fragrant flowers 芳香的花朵 —fragrantly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
fragrant• 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.• Terror-stricken, I dropped my fragrant booty and ran home.• Add almonds and saute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant but not brown.• Instead of being human and down-to-earth, faith becomes a fragrant, concentrated essence.• Mace is the outer husk of the nutmeg and has a strong but fragrant flavour.• It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems.• The plant has fragrant red and white flowers.• Our bedroom window overlooks a fragrant rose garden.• It gave off a fragrant smell which stirred my memory though I could not place it.• Inside are quirky old settees, painted chests and weathered wood hutches brimming with fragrant soaps and candles.• How I wish that but once before you banish me we might converse together on fragrant subjects!Origin fragrant (1400-1500) Latin present participle of fragrare “to smell nice”fra·grant adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus a having smell pleasant
fragrant
fra‧grant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
adjective
fragrant flowers
—fragrantly adverb
fra‧grant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of fragrare 'to smell nice'
having a pleasant smell:Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of fragrare 'to smell nice'
—fragrantly adverb