aroma

1 a sweet or pleasant smell <I love the aroma of bread baking in the oven> Synonyms fragrance, attar (also otto), balm, bouquet, fragrancy, incense, perfume, redolence, scent, spiceRelated Words essence, odorAntonyms fetor, malodor, reek, stench, stink

2 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 smell, odor, redolence, scent, sniffRelated 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

3 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), aura, atmosphere, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)Related Words aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance; genius loci; feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit; attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait; color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone