Fragrantless

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Describing something devoid of any pleasant or distinctive smell
2. Characterizing a state in which no aromatic qualities are present, lacking in scent
3. Indicating an absence of fragrance, rendering an entity unscented and neutral in odor

Etymology: "Fragrantless" is a simple formation: English "fragrant" (from Old French "fragrant", from Latin "fragrare", to smell sweet, a verb of uncertain ultimate origin) plus the suffix "-less," meaning "without," which comes from Old English "-lēas." The pattern is productive: English has long attached "-less" to adjectives and nouns to express absence, producing words like "odourless" or "flavourless" alongside it. The word is a transparent coinage rather than a term with a documented first use, so its exact date of entry into English is not recorded here. Its meaning follows directly from its parts: a flower or substance lacking fragrance is "fragrantless," in the same way a sound-free room is "soundless."

Synonyms: odorless, unscented, unsmelling

Antonyms: fragrant, aromatic, scented