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tansy-smelling

tansy-smelling

9.9
Smelling like the bitter plant tansy
  • adjective
translation icon : aromático de tanaceto
  • The herbal tea had a distinct tansy-smelling aroma that reminded her of wild meadows.

Examples

  • He described the bouquet as slightly bitter and tansy-smelling in his gardening journal.

  • I love the tansy-smelling tea my grandmother makes.

  • A tansy-smelling breeze drifted through the old stone cottage in spring.

  • The garden was filled with tansy-smelling herbs.

  • The garden was filled with aromatic plants, and the air had a tansy-smelling quality that was refreshing.

  • He described the bouquet of flowers as distinctly tansy-smelling, evoking memories of summer afternoons.

  • After brewing the tea, she noticed its tansy-smelling fragrance, which reminded her of her grandmother's garden.

Synonyms

fragrant
vstansy-smelling
34 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

is the scent of a bitter herb rather than a sweet aroma
scented
vstansy-smelling
13 2.3

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

is the natural herb scent rather than a smell mainly added later
aromatic
vstansy-smelling
12 4.1

Having a strong, pleasant smell like spices or flowers

is the smell of a specific bitter herb rather than a general scent
perfumed
vstansy-smelling
5 4.1

Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers

is the natural smell of the herb rather than an added fragrance
sweet-smelling
vstansy-smelling
4 2.3

Having a pleasant scent

is instead the distinctive bitter herb smell rather than a sweet aroma
odorous
vstansy-smelling
1 5.5

Having a smell you can notice

is the smell of a specific bitter herb rather than any strong odor
sweet-scented
vstansy-smelling
1 3.0

Having a pleasant sweet smell

is the scent of a bitter herb rather than a sweet floral smell
tansy-scented
vstansy-smelling
9.0

Having the smell of the strong herb tansy

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
odoriferous
vstansy-smelling
  • Formal
8.5

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or spices

is instead the scent of a single bitter herb rather than a general aroma

How Aromatic

pungent
18 4.8
tansy-smelling
9.9
fragrant
34 2.2
scented
13 2.3
odorless
  • US
11 3.0

Surface Forms

tansy-smelling positive

Morphology

tansy-smelling = tansy + smelling (transparent) = tansy + smell + ing

The adjective is a direct compound of the plant name and a present-participle describing scent, so its meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Tansy-smelling comes from the plant tansy, whose name once meant 'long life' because dried tansy flowers kept their colour for a long time. So tansy-smelling describes a bitter, strong herbal scent like that plant.