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aromatic

ar·o·mat·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ar-uh-mat-ik]
    • /ˌær əˈmæt ɪk/
    • /ˌær.əˈmæt.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ar-uh-mat-ik]
    • /ˌær əˈmæt ɪk/

Definitions of aromatic word

  • adjective aromatic An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices. 3
  • adjective aromatic having a distinctive, usually fragrant smell 3
  • adjective aromatic (of an organic compound) having an unsaturated ring containing alternating double and single bonds, esp containing a benzene ring; exhibiting aromaticity 3
  • noun aromatic something, such as a plant or drug, giving off a fragrant smell 3
  • adjective aromatic of or having an aroma; smelling sweet or spicy; fragrant or pungent 3
  • adjective aromatic of or designating certain cyclic compounds, including benzene, derivatives of benzene, and compounds containing one or more benzene rings: many of these derivatives and compounds have a recognizable odor 3

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Origin of aromatic

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English aromatyk (< Middle French) < Late Latin arōmaticus < Greek arōmatikós. See aroma, -ic

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Parts of speech for Aromatic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aromatic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for aromatic

adj aromatic

  • fragrant — having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.
  • spicy — seasoned with or containing spice: a spicy salad dressing.
  • sweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
  • pungent — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
  • scented — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.

adjective aromatic

  • musky — of or like musk, as an odor: a musky perfume.
  • savoury — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.

noun aromatic

  • draughts — a drawing, sketch, or design.
  • philter — a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
  • draught — a drawing, sketch, or design.
  • potion — a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.

Antonyms for aromatic

adj aromatic

  • stinking — that smells foul; foul-smelling.
  • flavorless — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
  • unsavory — not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
  • bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

adjective aromatic

  • odorless — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
  • unsavoury — not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.

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