aromatic.

1. Giving off a distinctive, often pleasant scent.

2. Having a chemical ring structure with delocalized electrons.

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Words that belong together

• aromatic herbs
• aromatic smoke

On the page

Aromatic smoke drifted from the kitchen.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more aromatic; superlative most aromatic when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: moderately common.