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aromatic

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

Pronunciation

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ehruhmatik

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɛɹəˈmætɪk

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Definition

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noun

  1. A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

adjective

  1. Fragrant or spicy.

  2. organic chemistry

    Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

Used this way, aromatic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use aromatic

  • “An aromatic organic compound.”adjective

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aromatic hydrocarbonaromatic compoundaromatic ringaromatic aminosome aromaticaromatic substitutionaromatic odoraromatic spirits

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • aromatic asternounCompound term

    A variety of aster.

  • aromatic compoundnounCompound term

    A hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds.

  • aromatic hydrocarbonnounCompound term

    A hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds.

Related words

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  • aromatherapynounRelated term

    The therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage.

  • coleus aromaticusnounRelated term

    An aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa.

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Synonyms

Sense: fragrant or spicy

redolent

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