Fragrant
adj.joyful, calmwarm
What it means
Having a pleasant, sweet, or appealing smell.
Reach for it when describing something with a pleasant or sweet smell
Fragrant jasmine climbed the wall beside the reading bench.
Choose between these
6- everyday
fresh-smelling
clean recent air or washing is the impression
not when Fresh-smelling conveys cleanliness, not floral fragrance.
- everyday
scented
fragrance was added or is clearly present
not when Scented often implies artificial fragrance.
- warm
sweet-smelling
plain praise should make pleasant odor explicit
not when The phrase is too simple for technical scent description.
- professional
a noticeable scent comes from spices, plants, or food
not when Aromatic can be strong without being pleasant.
- literary
perfumed
a deliberate sweet scent is prominent
not when Perfumed can suggest excess and is wrong for natural bread or herbs.
- literary
redolent
the subject is strongly evocative of a named scent
not when Redolent normally needs 'of' and can describe unpleasant odors.
Said against
3- malodorous
- stinking
- odorless
It naturally appears in
3- fragrant flowers
Fragrant flowers bordered the reading bench.
- fragrant herbs
The cook added fragrant herbs to the broth.
- fragrant with
The courtyard was fragrant with jasmine.