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aroma

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of aroma

1 a sweet or pleasant smell
  • I love the aroma of bread baking in the oven.
Synonyms of aroma

balm, bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, incense, perfume, redolence, scent, spice
Words Related to aroma

essence, odor
Antonyms of aroma

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 of aroma

odor, redolence, scent, smell, sniff
Words Related to aroma

whiff

bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume

ambrosia, lusciousness, savor (also savour), savoriness, spice, tang

acridness, fetidness, foulness, gaminess, noisomeness, rancidity, rankness, reek, stench, stink
3 a special quality or impression associated with something
  • the aroma of power that pervades the government building
Synonyms of aroma

air, ambience (or ambiance), atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)
Words Related to aroma

mystique, romance

feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit

attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait

color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

Synonym Discussion of aroma

smell, scent, odor, aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character.
    • an odd smell permeated the room
scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant.
    • the scent of lilacs
odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell.
    • a cheese with a strong odor
aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating usually pleasant odor.
    • the aroma of freshly ground coffee

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  1. See words that rhyme with aroma Dictionary: Definition of aroma Spanish Central: Translation of aroma Nglish: Translation of aroma for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of aroma for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about aroma

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