Fragrant


[frey-gruh nt] /ˈfreɪ grənt/

adjective
1.
having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented:
a fragrant rose.
2.
delightful; pleasant:
fragrant memories.
/ˈfreɪɡrənt/
adjective
1.
having a pleasant or sweet smell
adj.

mid-15c., from Latin fragrantem (nominative fragrans) “sweet-smelling,” present participle of fragrare “emit (a sweet) odor,” from PIE root *bhrag- “to smell” (cf. Middle High German bræhen “to smell,” Middle Dutch bracke, Old High German braccho “hound, setter;” see brach).

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