sweet smelling

Main Entry:
aromatic [ar-uh-mat-ik]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: distinctive smelling
Synonyms: ambrosial, balmy, fragrant, odoriferous, perfumed, pungent, redolent, savory, scented, spicy, sweet, sweet-smelling
Antonyms: acrid, bland, unsavory
Main Entry: odorous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: having fragrance
Synonyms: aromatic, balmy, dank, effluvious, fetid, flavorsome, flowery, foul, fragrant, heady, honeyed, loud, malodorous, mephitic, miasmic, moldy, musty, nauseous, odoriferant, odoriferous, offensive, olfactive, olfactory, perfumatory, perfumed, perfumy, pungent, putrid, redolent, reeking, rotten, savorous, savory, scent-laden, scented, scentful, skunky, smelly, spicy, stagnant, stale, stinking, strong, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tumaceous, unsavory, whiffy
Notes: odoriferous means 'having an odor or fragrance' while odorous refers to something smelly
Antonyms: odorless
Main Entry: redolent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: aromatic; suggestive
Synonyms: ambrosial, balmy, evocative, fragrant, odoriferous, perfumed, pungent, remindful, reminiscent, scented, sweet-smelling
Notes: redolent (an adjective) is customarily used of pleasant odors while reek (a verb) is used of odors that are sensorily unpleasing; redolent, 'emitting a strong odor or smell,' comes from Latin olere 'emit a smell'
Main Entry: scented
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fragrant
Synonyms: ambrosial, aromal, aromatic, balmy, delectable, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, redolent, smelling, spicy, sweet-smelling
Main Entry: sweet
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nice-smelling
Synonyms: ambrosial, aromal, aromatic, balmy, clean, fragrant, fresh, new, perfumed, perfumy, pure, redolent, savory, scented, spicy, sweet-smelling, wholesome
Antonyms: malodorous, stinking, stinky, unpleasant
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