English → Latin
“fragrance, fragrancy” in Latin
odōrāmentumaromatic perfume, spice or balsamPhaedrusPhaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fragrance, fragrancy
odor suavis; from the context, odor only; e.g., odores incendere: odoramentum (balm, incense, etc., Col. and Plin.): the fragrance of flowers, suavitas odorum, qui afflantur e floribus: to inhale the fragrance of anything, odorem totis navibus trahere (Phaedrus, 3, 1, 4).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fragrance, fragrancy?
- The usual Latin words for “fragrance, fragrancy” are odōrāmentum, Phaedrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.