adj. & n.
adj. 1 fragrant, spicy; (of a smell) pleasantly pungent. 2 Chem. of organic compounds having an unsaturated ring, esp. containing a benzene ring.
n. an aromatic substance. aromatically adv. aromaticity n.
[ ME f. OF aromatique f. LL aromaticus f. Gk aromatikos (as AROMA, -IC) ]