fragrant
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɹeɪɡɹənt// UK //fɹˈeɪɡɹənt// fra·grant
adj. having a pleasant or sweet smell. You use this to describe things like flowers, perfume, or delicious food.
adj. having a pleasant or sweet odour. Often used to describe botanical, culinary, or cosmetic subjects.
The garden is full of fragrant roses.
The chef added fragrant herbs to the soup just before serving to enhance the aroma.
Walking through the cedar forest after a heavy rain, the air was so fragrant with the scent of damp wood and pine needles that it felt almost heavy.
Borrowed from Latin frāgrāns, present active participle of frāgrō (“to smell”).
Usage
Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'is' or 'smells'.