fragrantadj.

Brit.

/ˈfreɪɡr(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈfreɪɡrənt/

Forms: Also 1500s fragraunt; see also flagrant adj. 6.

Etymology: < French fragrant (16th cent. in Godefroy) or < Latin frāgrant-em, present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweetly.

Emitting a sweet or pleasant odour, sweet-smelling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective]

sweet900

sootc950

aromatic1366

merrya1398

well-smellinga1398

sweet-smellingc1400

lusciousc1420

savoury?a1425

redolingc1429

redolent?a1439

odorate?1440

flagrant1450

redolentc1450

well-savouringc1450

aromatous1483

softa1500

well-aired1505

balmy1508

ambrosiana1522

embalmeda1529

fragrantc1530

perfumed1538

scented?c1562

scented1567

balm-like1569

sweet1573

aromatizate1576

aromatical1578

Sabaeana1586

ambrosial1590

rich1590

perfumed1591

sweet-scented1591

reperfumed1593

balm-breathing1595

nectaredc1595

spiced1600

fuming1601

fumed1612

scentful1612

balsam1624

perfumy1625

odoraminous1656

aroma-olent1657

suaveolent1657

aromatized1661

essenced1675

balsamy1687

flavorous1697

balsamic1714

well-scented1726

scenty1738

breathing1757

spicy1765

flavouriferous1773

aromal1848

bescented1863

euodic1868

nosy1892

c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. J ^v The fragraunt odour, and oyntment of swete flour.

a1550 Now Fayre, Fayrest of Euery Fayre in Poems W. Dunbar (1998) I. 29 Freshe fragrant floure.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. i. sig. A7^v As fresh and fragrant as the floure deluce She was become.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 645 Fragrant the fertil earth After soft showers.

a1721 M. Prior Garland ii The flowers less blooming than her face, The scent less fragrant than her breath.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. xxi. 216 The spring-time stirs within the fragrant birches.

figurative.1651 Poem in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 84 In Basil He did end his dayes, As full of yeeres, as fragrant fame.1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 244 Their fragrant mem'ry will out last their tomb.1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. cii. 196 This hallow'd air Is fragrant with a mother's first and fondest prayer.

Derivatives

ˈfragrantly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adverb]

sootc1000

spice-likea1325

sweeta1325

softa1400

fragrantly?1521

sweetlya1547

odoriferously1601

nectarel1648

aromatically1657

ambrosially1826

?1521 A. Barclay Bk. Codrus & Mynalcas sig. Civ As medowes paynted, with floures redolent The sight reioyseth of suche as them beholde So man endewed, with vertue exellent Fragrantly shyneth, with beames manyfolde.

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxxiv. 85 Gods goodnes smelleth most fragrantly.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 137 As the Hops begin to change colour..and smell fragrantly, you may conclude them ripe.

† ˈfragrantness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant quality

sweetnessc900

sootnessc1000

redolence1447

suavityc1450

fragrancy1578

sweet1594

odoriferousness1599

fragrantness1600

muskiness1727

aromaticness1731

balsamicness1737

lightness1799

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. lxiii. 576 To keepe the aromaticall fragrantnes in those which smell sweete.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fragrant
释义	fragrantadj. Brit. /ˈfreɪɡr(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈfreɪɡrənt/ Forms: Also 1500s fragraunt; see also flagrant adj. 6. Etymology: < French fragrant (16th cent. in Godefroy) or < Latin frāgrant-em, present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweetly. Emitting a sweet or pleasant odour, sweet-smelling. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] sweet900 sootc950 aromatic1366 merrya1398 well-smellinga1398 sweet-smellingc1400 lusciousc1420 savoury?a1425 redolingc1429 redolent?a1439 odorate?1440 flagrant1450 redolentc1450 well-savouringc1450 aromatous1483 softa1500 well-aired1505 balmy1508 ambrosiana1522 embalmeda1529 fragrantc1530 perfumed1538 scented?c1562 scented1567 balm-like1569 sweet1573 aromatizate1576 aromatical1578 Sabaeana1586 ambrosial1590 rich1590 perfumed1591 sweet-scented1591 reperfumed1593 balm-breathing1595 nectaredc1595 spiced1600 fuming1601 fumed1612 scentful1612 balsam1624 perfumy1625 odoraminous1656 aroma-olent1657 suaveolent1657 aromatized1661 essenced1675 balsamy1687 flavorous1697 balsamic1714 well-scented1726 scenty1738 breathing1757 spicy1765 flavouriferous1773 aromal1848 bescented1863 euodic1868 nosy1892 c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. J ^v The fragraunt odour, and oyntment of swete flour. a1550 Now Fayre, Fayrest of Euery Fayre in Poems W. Dunbar (1998) I. 29 Freshe fragrant floure. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. i. sig. A7^v As fresh and fragrant as the floure deluce She was become. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 645 Fragrant the fertil earth After soft showers. View more context for this quotation a1721 M. Prior Garland ii The flowers less blooming than her face, The scent less fragrant than her breath. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. xxi. 216 The spring-time stirs within the fragrant birches. figurative.1651 Poem in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 84 In Basil He did end his dayes, As full of yeeres, as fragrant fame.1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 244 Their fragrant mem'ry will out last their tomb.1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. cii. 196 This hallow'd air Is fragrant with a mother's first and fondest prayer. Derivatives ˈfragrantly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adverb] sootc1000 spice-likea1325 sweeta1325 softa1400 fragrantly?1521 sweetlya1547 odoriferously1601 nectarel1648 aromatically1657 ambrosially1826 ?1521 A. Barclay Bk. Codrus & Mynalcas sig. Civ As medowes paynted, with floures redolent The sight reioyseth of suche as them beholde So man endewed, with vertue exellent Fragrantly shyneth, with beames manyfolde. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxxiv. 85 Gods goodnes smelleth most fragrantly. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 137 As the Hops begin to change colour..and smell fragrantly, you may conclude them ripe. † ˈfragrantness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant quality sweetnessc900 sootnessc1000 redolence1447 suavityc1450 fragrancy1578 sweet1594 odoriferousness1599 fragrantness1600 muskiness1727 aromaticness1731 balsamicness1737 lightness1799 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. lxiii. 576 To keepe the aromaticall fragrantnes in those which smell sweete. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1521
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