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fragrant.

Adjective
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MEANING

Giving off a noticeable, pleasant smell.

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  • fragrant herbs
  • fragrant blossoms

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Fragrant thyme grew between the sun-warmed paving stones.

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fragrant

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Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more fragrant; superlative most fragrant. 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. Commonness: moderately common.

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