sweet-scented

sweet-scent·ed

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweet sent]
- /swit sɛnt/
- /swiːt ˈsen.tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet sent]
- /swit sɛnt/

Definitions of sweet-scented word

adjective sweet-scented having a pleasant and sweet smell; fragrant. 1
adjective sweet-scented having a pleasant smell 0

See all 2 definitions of sweet-scented

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Origin of sweet-scented

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sweet-scented

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweet-scented

sweet-scented popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for sweet-scented

adj sweet-scented

fragrant — having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.
miasmic — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.

adjective sweet-scented

odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
odorous — odoriferous.
olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
olfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
whiffy — (colloquial) Having a bad smell.

All 7 Synonyms of sweet-scented

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