English Explanatory Dictionary

aroma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

Pronunciation

/əˈɹəʊ.mə/ /əˈɹoʊ.mə/ en-us-aroma.ogg

Word forms

aroma aromas aromata

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma)bor. Late Latin arōmatader. English aroma From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

Synonyms

fragrance nosegay scent aroma bouquet essence musk odor perfume redolence smell waft

Antonyms

odor odour pungency reek stench

Related words

fragrant

Derived words

aromachology aromaed aromagram aroma lamp aromaless aromaphyte aromatherapeutic aromatherapist aromatherapy aromatic aromatical aromatize backaroma
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary