aromatic
adjective
[ arəˈmatɪk ]
• having a pleasant and distinctive smell.
• "a massage with aromatic oils"
Similar:
fragrant,
scented,
sweet-scented,
sweet-smelling,
perfumed,
fragranced,
odoriferous,
piquant,
spicy,
savoury,
pungent,
redolent,
aromatized,
balmy,
• relating to or denoting organic compounds containing a planar unsaturated ring of atoms which is stabilized by an interaction of the bonds forming the ring, e.g. benzene and its derivatives.
aromatic
noun
• a substance or plant emitting a pleasant and distinctive smell.
• an aromatic compound.
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aromaticus, from Greek arōmatikos, from arōma (see aroma).
