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aroma

noun
/əˈɹəʊ.mə/UK/əˈɹoʊ.mə/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma)bor. Late Latin arōmatader. English aroma From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

  1. derived from ἄρωμα — “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”
  2. derived from arōmata — “spices”

Definitions

  1. A smell

    A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

    • I love the aroma of cinnamon.
    • The smell of fresh asphalt hangs heavy in the air at Dore & Totley station. It's even powerful enough to overcome the usual delightful aromas emanating from the well-known curry house which occupies the original platform building.

The neighborhood

  • antonymodorantonym(s) of “a pleasant smell”
  • antonymodourantonym(s) of “a pleasant smell”
  • antonympungencyantonym(s) of “a pleasant smell”
  • antonymreekantonym(s) of “a pleasant smell”
  • antonymstenchantonym(s) of “a pleasant smell”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA