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aromatic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] (General-American)
  • /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˌæɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) 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”).

Meanings

  1. Fragrant or spicy.
    • aromatic taste
    • Beautifully adorned in tuxedo black with brilliant white stripes or spots, skunks are known mainly for their aromatic properties, but they are also efficient predators of insects and other small game. 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 35:
    • aromatic herbs
  2. Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
  3. Derived from benzene.

Forms

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aromatique alternative lexicographic
more aromatic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most aromatic Degree=Sup lexicographic
aromatick alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

aliphatic (antonym(s) of “organic chemistry”)

Deriveds

triaromatic · aryl · aromatic ginger · pseudoaromatic · aromatically · polyaromatic · diaromatic · perfluoroheteroaromatic · chloroaromatic · aromatic compound · aromatic vegetable · aramid · haloaromatic · fluoroaromatic · polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon · arene · aminoaromatic · nonaromatic · aromatical · aromaticness · monoaromatic · unaromatic · semiaromatic · persilaaromatic · homoaromatic · heteroaromatic · antiaromatic · hydroaromatic · aromaticity · aromatic rice · nitroaromatic · non-aromatic · perchloroheteroaromatic · aromatic duck

Synonyms

redolent

Translations (89)

vi thơm (fragrant or spicy) · eo aroma (fragrant or spicy) · bg арома́тен (fragrant or spicy) · da aromatisk (in organic chemistry) · pl aromatyczny (in organic chemistry) · ro aromatic (fragrant or spicy) · fr odorant (fragrant or spicy) · sh mirišljav (fragrant or spicy) · ko 향이 좋은 (fragrant or spicy) · tr muattar (fragrant or spicy) · cy aromatig (fragrant or spicy) · pt fragrante (fragrant or spicy) · cy peraroglus (fragrant or spicy) · ko 방향족의 (in organic chemistry) · ja 芳しい (fragrant or spicy) · pl o intensywnym zapachu (fragrant or spicy) · el ευωδιαστός (fragrant or spicy) · fr aromatique (fragrant or spicy) · fi aromaattinen (in organic chemistry) · ko 향긋한 (fragrant or spicy) · de duftend (fragrant or spicy) · ja 芳香族の (in organic chemistry) · cy aromatig (in organic chemistry) · bg благоуха́нен (fragrant or spicy) · gl aromático (in organic chemistry) · nn aromatisk (in organic chemistry) · la fragrāns (fragrant or spicy) · fa آروماتیک (in organic chemistry) · pt aromático (fragrant or spicy) · kk хош иісті (in organic chemistry) · xal канкнсн (fragrant or spicy) · cmn 芬芳的 (fragrant or spicy) · it aromatico (fragrant or spicy) · fi aromaattinen (fragrant or spicy) · sv aromatisk (fragrant or spicy) · ru души́стый (fragrant or spicy) · ro aromatic (in organic chemistry) · nl aromatisch (fragrant or spicy) · hu aromás (fragrant or spicy) · pl aromatyczny (fragrant or spicy) · tl sanghayain (in organic chemistry) · ro aromat (fragrant or spicy) · de aromatisch (in organic chemistry) · pt aromático (in organic chemistry) · tr ıtırlı (fragrant or spicy) · es aromático (fragrant or spicy) · ca aromàtic (in organic chemistry) · sh mirisan (fragrant or spicy) · nn aromatisk (fragrant or spicy) · ru благово́нный (fragrant or spicy) · de würzig (fragrant or spicy) · it aromatico (in organic chemistry) · eo aromata (fragrant or spicy) · de aromatisch (fragrant or spicy) · pam mabanglu (fragrant or spicy) · nb aromatisk (fragrant or spicy) · grc ἀρωματικός (fragrant or spicy) · tr aromatik (in organic chemistry) · hi ख़ुशबूदार (fragrant or spicy) · ru аромати́ческий (in organic chemistry) · tr rayihalı (fragrant or spicy) · fi aromikas (fragrant or spicy) · la suāveolēns (fragrant or spicy) · kk хош иісті (fragrant or spicy) · ja 香りのよい (fragrant or spicy) · el αρωματικός (fragrant or spicy) · hi खुशबूदार (fragrant or spicy) · da aromatisk (fragrant or spicy) · nb aromatisk (in organic chemistry) · sh aromatičan (fragrant or spicy) · cmn 芳香族的 (in organic chemistry) · mi kakara (fragrant or spicy) · la hālāns (fragrant or spicy) · cmn 芳香的 (fragrant or spicy) · mi whakakakara (fragrant or spicy) · yi אַראָמאַטיש (fragrant or spicy) · nl kruidig (fragrant or spicy) · ru благоуха́нный (fragrant or spicy) · sv aromatisk (in organic chemistry) · ja 香ばしい (fragrant or spicy) · ca aromàtic (fragrant or spicy) · nl geurig (fragrant or spicy) · bg ароматен (in organic chemistry) · ru арома́тный (fragrant or spicy) · gl aromático (fragrant or spicy) · it benzenico (in organic chemistry) · es aromático (in organic chemistry) · tr kokulu (fragrant or spicy) · fr aromatique (in organic chemistry)

aromatic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] (General-American)
  • /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˌæɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) 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”).

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. A plant grown for fragrant properties.
    • It is laid out in sections covering aromatics, potherbs, oils, resins, pitch, [...] vinegar and wine. 1978, Keith Vincent Smith, The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal, Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, page 19, column 2:
  3. Any aromatic compound.

Forms

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aromatics Number=Plur lexicographic
aromatique alternative lexicographic
aromatick alternative lexicographic

Translations (6)

fr aromate (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) · nl aromaat (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) · bg подправка (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) · it gusti (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) · it pianta aromatica (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) · fi aromaattinen yrtti (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish)