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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Scented, aromatic, odorous, flagrant
Hi.
What is difference between fragrant, scented, aromatic and odorous?
I just want to know which nouns the above adjectives describe.
Which one is used for food, flower, perfume, weather, and so forth?
I tried to use COCA corpus, but I wasn't successful to come up with any concrete conclusion about the nouns each adjective collocates with.
Thank you
Hamid
What is difference between fragrant, scented, aromatic and odorous?
I just want to know which nouns the above adjectives describe.
Which one is used for food, flower, perfume, weather, and so forth?
I tried to use COCA corpus, but I wasn't successful to come up with any concrete conclusion about the nouns each adjective collocates with.
Thank you
Hamid
Top answer
Because there are nfew absolute collocations, I think. To me: Odorous is not necessarily pleasant. Scented often refers to an instilled scent, not a natural one.
- Because there are nfew absolute collocations, I think.
- To me: Odorous is not necessarily pleasant.
- Scented often refers to an instilled scent, not a natural one.
- Aromatic often applies to herbs and things that smell pleasant but other than 'sweet'.
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Because there are nfew absolute collocations, I think. To me:
Odorous is not necessarily pleasant.
Scented often refers to an instilled scent, not a natural one.
Aromatic often applies to herbs and things that smell pleasant but other than 'sweet'.
Odorous is not necessarily pleasant.
Scented often refers to an instilled scent, not a natural one.
Aromatic often applies to herbs and things that smell pleasant but other than 'sweet'.
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fragrant flowers, fragrant herbs, fragrant spices, fragrant rice
aromatic herbs, aromatic spices
scented soap, scented hand lotion, scented shampoo (scented ~ perfumed)
odorous concoction, odorous mixture, odorous sewer pipes
Many foodstuffs can be described as fragrant or aromatic.
In cooking, onions, celery, and carrots are called 'aromatics'. Finely chopped and s
aromatic herbs, aromatic spices
scented soap, scented hand lotion, scented shampoo (scented ~ perfumed)
odorous concoction, odorous mixture, odorous sewer pipes
Many foodstuffs can be described as fragrant or aromatic.
In cooking, onions, celery, and carrots are called 'aromatics'. Finely chopped and s
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