adj · noun · 7 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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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/
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General-American:/ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/
General-American:[ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk]
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Australian:/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/
Australian:[ˌæɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk]
rhymes with -ætɪk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Fragrant or spicy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
aromatic herbs
aromatic taste
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an aromatic organic compound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having a strong pleasant odor- Jean Stafford
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the pine woods were more redolent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: redolent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)bor. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
арома́тен
(aromáten)
— fragrant or spicy
Bulgarian:
благоуха́нен
(blagouhánen)
— fragrant or spicy
Catalan:
aromàtic
— fragrant or spicy
Chinese Mandarin:
芳香的
(fāngxiāng de)
— fragrant or spicy
Chinese Mandarin:
芬芳的
(fēnfāng de)
— fragrant or spicy
Danish:
aromatisk
— fragrant or spicy
Dutch:
aromatisch
— fragrant or spicy
Dutch:
geurig
— fragrant or spicy
Dutch:
kruidig
— fragrant or spicy
Esperanto:
aroma
— fragrant or spicy
Esperanto:
aromata
— fragrant or spicy
Finnish:
aromikas
— fragrant or spicy
Finnish:
aromaattinen
— fragrant or spicy
French:
aromatique
— fragrant or spicy
French:
odorant
— fragrant or spicy
Galician:
aromático
— fragrant or spicy
German:
aromatisch
— fragrant or spicy
German:
würzig
— fragrant or spicy
German:
duftend
— fragrant or spicy
Greek:
αρωματικός
(aromatikós)
— fragrant or spicy
Greek:
ευωδιαστός
(evodiastós)
— fragrant or spicy
Ancient Greek:
ἀρωματικός
(arōmatikós)
— fragrant or spicy
Hindi:
खुशबूदार
(khuśbūdār)
— fragrant or spicy
Hindi:
ख़ुशबूदार
(xuśbūdār)
— fragrant or spicy
Hungarian:
aromás
— fragrant or spicy
Italian:
aromatico
— fragrant or spicy
Japanese:
香りのよい
(kaori no yoi)
— fragrant or spicy
Japanese:
香ばしい
(kōbashii)
— fragrant or spicy
Japanese:
芳しい
(kanbashii)
— fragrant or spicy
Kalmyk:
канкнсн
(kanknsn)
— fragrant or spicy
Kapampangan:
mabanglu
— fragrant or spicy
Kazakh:
хош иісті
(xoş iıstı)
— fragrant or spicy
Latin:
suāveolēns
— fragrant or spicy
Latin:
fragrāns
— fragrant or spicy
Latin:
hālāns
— fragrant or spicy
Māori:
kakara
— fragrant or spicy
Māori:
whakakakara
— fragrant or spicy
Norwegian Bokmål:
aromatisk
— fragrant or spicy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
aromatisk
— fragrant or spicy
Polish:
aromatyczny
— fragrant or spicy
Polish:
o intensywnym zapachu
— fragrant or spicy
Portuguese:
aromático
— fragrant or spicy
Portuguese:
fragrante
— fragrant or spicy
Romanian:
aromat
— fragrant or spicy
Romanian:
aromatic
— fragrant or spicy
Russian:
арома́тный
(aromátnyj)
— fragrant or spicy
Russian:
благоуха́нный
(blagouxánnyj)
— fragrant or spicy
Russian:
благово́нный
(blagovónnyj)
— fragrant or spicy
Russian:
души́стый
(dušístyj)
— fragrant or spicy
Serbo-Croatian:
mirišljav
— fragrant or spicy
Serbo-Croatian:
aromatičan
— fragrant or spicy
Serbo-Croatian:
mirisan
— fragrant or spicy
Spanish:
aromático
— fragrant or spicy
Swedish:
aromatisk
— fragrant or spicy
Turkish:
kokulu
— fragrant or spicy
Turkish:
ıtırlı
— fragrant or spicy
Turkish:
rayihalı
— fragrant or spicy
Turkish:
muattar
— fragrant or spicy
Vietnamese:
thơm
— fragrant or spicy
Welsh:
peraroglus
— fragrant or spicy
Welsh:
aromatig
— fragrant or spicy
Yiddish:
אַראָמאַטיש
(aromatish)
— fragrant or spicy
Bulgarian:
ароматен
(aromaten)
— in organic chemistry
Catalan:
aromàtic
— in organic chemistry
Chinese Mandarin:
芳香族的
(fāngxiāngzú de)
— in organic chemistry
Danish:
aromatisk
— in organic chemistry
Finnish:
aromaattinen
— in organic chemistry
French:
aromatique
— in organic chemistry
Galician:
aromático
— in organic chemistry
German:
aromatisch
— in organic chemistry
Italian:
aromatico
— in organic chemistry
Italian:
benzenico
— in organic chemistry
Japanese:
芳香族の
(hōkōzoku no)
— in organic chemistry
Kazakh:
хош иісті
(xoş iıstı)
— in organic chemistry
Norwegian Bokmål:
aromatisk
— in organic chemistry
Norwegian Nynorsk:
aromatisk
— in organic chemistry
Persian:
آروماتیک
(âromâtik)
— in organic chemistry
Polish:
aromatyczny
— in organic chemistry
Portuguese:
aromático
— in organic chemistry
Romanian:
aromatic
— in organic chemistry
Russian:
аромати́ческий
(aromatíčeskij)
— in organic chemistry
Spanish:
aromático
— in organic chemistry
Swedish:
aromatisk
— in organic chemistry
Tagalog:
sanghayain
— in organic chemistry
Turkish:
aromatik
— in organic chemistry
Welsh:
aromatig
— in organic chemistry
Bulgarian:
подправка
(podpravka)
— fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
Dutch:
aromaat
— fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
Finnish:
aromaattinen yrtti
— fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
French:
aromate
— fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
Italian:
pianta aromatica
— fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
Italian:
gusti
— fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish