aroma

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of AROMA

a sweet or pleasant smell <I love the aroma of bread baking in the oven>

Synonyms aroma, attar (also otto), balm, bouquet, fragrancy, incense, perfume, redolence, scent, spice

Related Words essence, odor

Antonyms fetor, malodor, reek, stench, stink

the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose <the ripe aroma of a sweatshirt that's in dire need of laundering>

Synonyms aroma, odor, redolence, scent, sniff

Related Words whiff; attar (also otto), bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume; ambrosia, lusciousness, savor (also savour), savoriness, spice, tang; acridness, fetidness, fetor, foulness, funk, gaminess, malodor, noisomeness, rancidity, rankness, reek, stench, stink; aromaticity, odoriferousness, odorousness; incense, musk

a special quality or impression associated with something <the aroma of wealth and privilege that pervades the manicured confines of the country club>

Synonyms air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)

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