sweet-smelling
4
2.3
- adjective
- /ˈswitˌsmɛlɪŋ/
:
fragante
- Max felt her leaning against him, warm and sweet smelling—she'd tucked plumeria blossoms behind her ears.
- sweet-smelling soap
- sweet-smelling flower
- sweet-smelling smoke
Essentially, I was a shampoo addict looking for my next new fix of sweet smelling shampoo.
- Essentially, I was a shampoo addict looking for my next new fix of sweet smelling shampoo.
- Tenor doesn't know whether she did the right thing, but she goes on and she says the child's hair was fine, warm, sweet smelling.
- A rather pleasant metallic sensation, like sweet smelling welding fumes, burning metal, a distinct odor of ozone and acrid smell.
Examples
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She lit a sweet-smelling candle that filled the room with a warm, inviting scent.
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Julie breathed in deeply; the air was tinged with fresh-cut, sweet-smelling hay.
Fiction book (2001) -
We hear all about this warm stable with animals and the sweet-smelling hay.
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At the sound of the buzzer, we return to dry, sweet-smelling laundry, ready to fold and put away.
Blog text (16) -
Women in southern Morocco paint these small leather bags and use them to hold sweet-smelling herbs.
Academic text (2006) -
The soft crackle and hiss of things burning gave off a sweet-smelling smoke.
Fiction book (1996) -
Roses are as well known for their briars as they are for their beautiful colors and sweet-smelling scents.
Academic text (2017) -
There are scores of citrus trees here, glossy and sweet-smelling, planted just to please us.
Fiction book (2001) -
Rabbit hopped around a patch of sweet-smelling strawberries.
Fiction book (2000) -
Kicking aside a clump of newly cut lawn, I kneel down in the cool, sweet-smelling damp grass.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
81
1.0
Having a pleasant smell like flowers
34
2.2
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap
14
4.3
Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant
13
2.3
A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added
12
4.1
Having a strong, pleasant smell like spices or flowers
6
3.5
Smelling or looking like flowers
5
4.1
Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers
1
8.6
Very pleasing to the taste or smell, like delicious food
1
3.0
Having a pleasant sweet smell
1
3.3
A little sweet in taste or smell
Having a nice scent
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or spices
Having a strong, pleasant smell like fresh bread or flowers
Antonyms
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sweet-smelling comes from the common word sweet, which means 'pleasant' and often describes taste, and smelling, which means 'having a smell'. Think of honey or roses that smell sweet, so sweet-smelling simply means 'having a pleasant smell'.