A woman with a fragrant rose.
A rose with a strong floral scent is an example of a fragrant rose.
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Origin of fragrant
Middle English from Classical Latin fragrans (gen. fragrantis), present participle of fragrare, to emit a (sweet) smell from Indo-European base an unverified form bhrag-, to smell from source Old High German braccho, bloodhound
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adjective
Origin of fragrant
Middle English from Latin frāgrāns frāgrant- past participle of frāgrāre to emit an odorRelated Forms:
adverb
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(comparative more fragrant, superlative most fragrant)
From Latin fragrāns, present active participle of fragrō (“I smell”).
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