Standard Lemma guide

aromatic

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.

Sound

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
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 R AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K 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

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Derived from benzene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it, especially the vegetables that serve as the base flavors in a more complex dish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Any aromatic compound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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
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