aroma
A smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
Example
“I love the aroma of cinnamon.”
Synonyms
- fragrance
- perfume
- scent
Related words
- aromaed
- aromagram
- aromaless
- aromaphyte
- aromatherapeutic
- aromatherapist
- aroma lamp
- aromachology
- aromatherapy
- aromatic
- aromatical
- aromatize
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἄρωμα" (seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “aroma” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.