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odoriferous

8.5

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or spices

adjective
/ˌoʊdəˈrɪfərəs/

Formal

: aromático

She lit an odoriferous candle that filled the room with a delightful floral fragrance.

Examples

Tata Jo would teach me how to bleed the vanilla beans and turn them into this odoriferous spice.

Fiction book (1997)
A visiting English writer wrote of Louis that "all the odoriferous perfumes his courtiers could get him would not ease his nose, and still he smelled a filthy stench."

Fiction book (1990)
The bakery was filled with the odoriferous scent of fresh bread and pastries.
Walking through the garden, I was greeted by the odoriferous aroma of blooming jasmine.

Synonyms

fragrant

vsodoriferous

34 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

is used more widely and sounds slightly more formal

scented

vsodoriferous

13 2.3

A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added

refers to an inherent pleasant smell rather than an added one

aromatic

vsodoriferous

12 4.1

Having a strong, pleasant smell like spices or flowers

is milder, pointing to pleasant smell without strong intensity

perfumed

vsodoriferous

5 4.1

Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers

describes natural pleasant smell rather than an added fragrance

sweet-smelling

vsodoriferous

4 2.3

Having a pleasant scent

is more general, meaning a pleasant or distinctive smell

odorous

vsodoriferous

1 5.5

Having a smell you can notice

specifies that the smell is pleasant rather than merely noticeable

sweet-scented

vsodoriferous

1 3.0

Having a pleasant sweet smell

is broader, covering pleasant smells that need not be sweet

strong-smelling

vsodoriferous

1 3.5

Gives off a strong smell that you notice quickly

indicates pleasant or distinctive smell rather than merely strong intensity

pleasant-smelling

vsodoriferous

3.0

Having a nice scent

is more specific about being pleasant rather than just noticeable

oloroso

vsodoriferous

8.7

Having a strong, pleasant smell like fresh bread or flowers

is focused on pleasantness alone rather than marked strength

strong-scented

vsodoriferous

3.7

Having a very strong smell that you notice easily

focuses on pleasing or distinctive smell not just intensity

Antonyms

odorless

11 3.0

Not having any smell

How Fragrant

odoriferous

Formal

8.5

aromatic

12 4.1

fragrant

34 2.2

perfumed

5 4.1

scented

13 2.3

Surface Forms

odoriferous positive

Morphology

odoriferous = odor (semi-transparent) = odor + iferous

The meaning is compositional from 'odor' plus the classical suffix '-iferous' ('bearing/producing'), but the suffix is not highly familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Odoriferous comes from the Latin parts odor meaning 'smell' and -ferous meaning 'carrying', like in transfer ('to carry'). So it means 'carrying a smell' and is used for things that give off a pleasant or distinctive scent.