unfragrant

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adjective

Not fragrant; having a disagreeable smell.

OriginEnglish fragrant ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfragrant (comparative more unfragrant, superlative most unfragrant)

comparative more unfragrant · superlative most unfragrant

  1. Not fragrant; having a disagreeable smell.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
infragrantmalodorous

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfragrant
  9. Englishunfragrant

From un- + fragrant.

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Cite this entry
APA

unfragrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfragrant

MLA

“unfragrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfragrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfragrant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfragrant.

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