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English Dictionary: fragrant by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fragrant
adj
  1. pleasant-smelling [ant: ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fragrant \Fra"grant\, a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of
      fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.]
      Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell;
      odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.
  
               Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      Syn: Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented;
               redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic. --
               {Fra"grant*ly}, adv.
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