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Aromatic vs Racy - What's the difference?

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Aromatic is a related term of racy.


As adjectives the difference between aromatic and racy

is that aromatic is fragrant or spicy while racy is having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.

As a noun aromatic

is a fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

aromatic

English

Alternative forms

* aromatick (obsolete) * aromatique (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fragrant or spicy.
  • (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
  • (organic chemistry) derived from benzene.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with aromantic.

    Antonyms

    * (organic chemistry) aliphatic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

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    racy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
  • Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
  • Mildly risque, exciting.
    • She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.

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