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vanillic

vanillic

6.8
Having the sweet smell or taste of vanilla
  • adjective
  • /vəˈnɪlɪk/
translation icon : vanílico
  • The cake had a light, vanillic flavor that made it delightful to eat.

Examples

  • This candle gives off a warm, vanillic aroma that fills the room with a comforting scent.

  • The ice cream was infused with a vanillic essence that reminded me of summer days.

  • What I like best is the drydown; though nothing terribly sophisticated, it has an easy, slightly vanillic musk that I really like (for reference, that stage is both less sweet and less foody than Trish McEvoy).

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Synonyms

vanilla-scented
vsvanillic
1 3.5

A thing that smells of sweet vanilla, like a candle or ice cream

also implies a flavored taste not merely the aromatic scent alone
vanilla
vsvanillic
1 1.0

Flavored with a sweet, creamy spice used in cakes and ice cream

includes scent as well as flavor rather than taste only

How Vanillic

overpowering
18 4.6
strong
∞ 1.0
vanillic
6.8
subtle
276 6.0
odorless
  • US
11 3.0

Surface Forms

vanillic positive

Morphology

vanillic = vanilla (transparent) = vanilla + ic

The word 'vanillic' is transparently derived from 'vanilla' with the suffix '-ic', indicating a relation to or characteristic of vanilla.

Etymology

Vanillic comes from vanilla, which in Spanish was vainilla meaning 'little pod' because vanilla flavor comes from the small pods of the plant. So vanillic means 'having the taste or aroma of vanilla'.