Aroma

//əˈɹəʊ.mə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

    "I love the aroma of cinnamon."

  2. 2
    any property detected by the olfactory system wordnet
  3. 3
    a distinctive odor that is pleasant wordnet

Synonyms

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fragrancefragranceodorperfumescentsmell

Example

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"I love the aroma of freshly brewed coffee."

Etymology

From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

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