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aromatherapy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 R OW2 M AH0 TH ER1 AH0 P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: alternative-medicine, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: therapy

History

Etymology

From aroma + therapy.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aromateràpia — type of therapy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芳香療法 /芳香疗法 (fāngxiāng liáofǎ) — type of therapy
  • Danish: aromaterapi — type of therapy
  • Dutch: aromatherapie — type of therapy
  • Estonian: aroomiteraapia — type of therapy
  • Finnish: aromaterapia — type of therapy
  • French: aromathérapie — type of therapy
  • Friulian: aromaterapie — type of therapy
  • Galician: aromaterapia — type of therapy
  • German: Aromatherapie — type of therapy
  • Greek: αρωματοθεραπεία (aromatotherapeía) — type of therapy
  • Hindi: सुगंध चिकित्सा (sugandh cikitsā) — type of therapy
  • Hungarian: aromaterápia — type of therapy
  • Italian: aromaterapia — type of therapy
  • Japanese: アロマセラピー — type of therapy
  • Japanese: 芳香療法 — type of therapy
  • Polish: aromaterapia — type of therapy
  • Portuguese: aromaterapia — type of therapy
  • Russian: аро̀матерапи́я (aròmaterapíja) — type of therapy
  • Spanish: aromaterapia — type of therapy
  • Swedish: aromaterapi — type of therapy
  • Turkish: aromaterapi — type of therapy
  • Welsh: aromatherapi — type of therapy