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Synonyms for Smell
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Princeton's WordNet
smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perceptionnoun
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
"she loved the smell of roses"
Synonyms:
smell, olfactory sensation, olfactory property, flavour, feel, feeling, flavor, look, olfaction, spirit, sense of smell, aroma, odour, scent, smelling, tone, odor, olfactory modality, olfactory perceptionolfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scentnoun
any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonyms:
smell, olfactory property, flavour, olfaction, feel, feeling, flavor, look, odor, spirit, sense of smell, fragrance, olfactory sensation, aroma, odour, perfume, scent, smelling, tone, olfactory modality, olfactory perceptionspirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellnoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
"the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
Synonyms:
looking at, pure tone, touch, tactile property, life, timber, look, olfactory perception, timbre, sprightliness, step, tone of voice, smell, olfactory property, aspect, disembodied spirit, savor, feel, quality, tactile sensation, whole tone, impression, touch sensation, scent, aroma, savour, opinion, belief, olfactory sensation, sense of smell, facial expression, odour, shade, spirit, emotional state, tonicity, tone, sapidity, whole step, olfaction, flavour, heart, smack, tang, olfactory modality, odor, tonus, tincture, intent, feeling, tactual sensation, expression, notion, intuitive feeling, purport, relish, looking, flavor, face, musical note, liveliness, smelling, tint, notesmell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modalitynoun
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
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smell, olfactory sensation, olfactory property, flavour, feel, feeling, flavor, look, olfaction, spirit, sense of smell, aroma, odour, scent, smelling, tone, odor, olfactory modality, olfactory perceptionsmell, smellingverb
the act of perceiving the odor of something
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smell, olfactory sensation, olfactory property, flavour, feel, feeling, flavor, look, olfaction, spirit, sense of smell, aroma, odour, scent, smelling, tone, odor, olfactory modality, olfactory perceptionsmellverb
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smellverb
emit an odor
"The soup smells good"
smellverb
smell bad
"He rarely washes, and he smells"
smack, reek, smellverb
have an element suggestive (of something)
"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
Synonyms:
smack, smell out, sense, thwack, stink, fume, taste, peck, smell, reeksmell, smell out, senseverb
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
"I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
Synonyms:
scent out, smack, smell out, sense, nose out, sniff out, smell, reek, feel
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
wuffle
to sniff gently
the large bear wuffled the sweet berrys
Dictionary of English Synonymes
smellverb
Synonyms:
scent, get scent ofsmellverb
Synonyms:
have an odor, have a scentsmellnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
smellnoun
Synonyms:
olfaction, odor, savor, scent, (sweet smell) fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, (offensive smell) stink, fetor, stenchAntonyms:
inodorousness, scentlessness, anosmiaAssociated words:
olfactory, reek, fume, perfume, inodorous, malodorous, odoriferous, odorous, osphresiology, osphretic, odorless, deodorize, deodorization, emanation, effluvium, sniff, whiff, disinfect, disinfection, unsavory, savorysmellverb
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#200 | life | |
#392 | quality | |
#446 | look | |
#460 | note | |
#517 | looking | |
#873 | feel | |
#889 | heart | |
#930 | step | |
#973 | face | |
#1231 | late | |
#1471 | opinion | |
#1568 | sense | |
#2181 | spirit | |
#2192 | touch | |
#2553 | expression | |
#2764 | meaning | |
#2935 | feeling | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4103 | taste | |
#4489 | aspect | |
#5376 | belief | |
#5534 | intent | |
#5696 | perfume | |
#7029 | detect | |
#7172 | timber | |
#7353 | impression | |
#7369 | fragrance | |
#7727 | notion | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8314 | smell | |
#8705 | flavor | |
#12497 | odor | |
#13121 | scent | |
#14786 | tang | |
#17423 | aroma | |
#17739 | peck | |
#18059 | flavour | |
#21165 | smack | |
#25431 | tint | |
#25693 | sniff | |
#26003 | campsite | |
#26717 | smelling | |
#27854 | relish | |
#28442 | stink | |
#32752 | olfactory | |
#33857 | fume | |
#33915 | odour | |
#39113 | stench | |
#39234 | savor | |
#45028 | purport | |
#51887 | tincture | |
#55419 | timbre | |
#56661 | savour | |
#59480 | whiff | |
#73001 | reek | |
#115617 | liveliness | |
#138639 | olfaction | |
#156407 | thwack | |
#188944 | tonus | |
#302887 | tonicity |
How to use Smell in a sentence?
I could smell a funny smell. Like rotting. Not nice. There was stuff inside of it.
In terms of potential applications, our findings could be used to improve the way we design alarm sounds. The same way a bad smell is added to natural gas to make it easily detectable, adding roughness to alarm sounds may improve and accelerate their processing.
It’s not just about throwing a rutabaga stick at a kid and saying, try this, it’s more about familiarity, what does rutabaga look like, smell like, feel like.
Marine Science professor Teresa Greely:
Theyre decomposing right now. Thats why we have this really noticeable smell right now on the beach.
I'm trying to think about how things used to smell so I can remember them and recognize that scent again.
Translations for Smell
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- شم, رائحةArabic
- qoxuAzerbaijani
- еҫBashkir
- пахBelarusian
- миризмаBulgarian
- গন্ধ, গন্ধ পাওয়াBengali
- olfacte, olorar, ensumar, flairar, olor, flaire, odorar, fer olor a, fer olorCatalan, Valencian
- čich, vonět, čichat, páchnout, vůně, cítit, být cítitCzech
- lugt, lugtesans, dufte, lugte, stinkeDanish
- Geruch, riechen, Geruchssinn, stinkenGerman
- μυρωδιά, όσφρηση, μυρίζωGreek
- odoro, flari, flarsensoEsperanto
- oler, olor, olfato, husmearSpanish
- usain, usaindu, usaimenBasque
- بوی, انبوییدن, بو داشتن, بوییدنPersian
- hajuaisti, tuoksua, haistaa, haista, hajuFinnish
- parfum, sentir, odeur, odoratFrench
- bolaigh, boladh, bolaitheIrish
- cheirarGalician
- soarManx
- הריח, ריח, חוש הריחHebrew
- गंधHindi
- santiHaitian Creole
- illat, bűz, illatozik, bűzlik, szag, szaglás, szagol, megszagolHungarian
- հոտ արձակել, հոտ ունենալ, հոտ քաշել, հոտոտել, հոտ, հոտառությունArmenian
- aroma, bau, mencium, berbauIndonesian
- lykt, lykta, lyktarskynIcelandic
- odorare, sentire, odore, fiutareItalian
- 匂い, 嗅覚, 匂いを感じる, 嗅ぐ, 匂うJapanese
- ngambu, mambuJavanese
- кетшiKazakh
- ក្លិនKhmer
- 냄새, 냄새를 맡다Korean
- بۆنکردن, بۆنKurdish
- oleo, odor, olefaciō, olfaciōLatin
- kvapas, uoslė, uostiLithuanian
- smarža, oža, ostLatvian
- hongihongi, whakamono, konakona, hongiMāori
- мирис, миризба, мириса, намирисуваMacedonian
- ഗന്ധം, വാസന, മണം, ഘ്രാണശക്തിMalayalam
- वास, वास घेणेMarathi
- bauMalay
- နမ်းBurmese
- luktesans, luktNorwegian
- stank, ruiken, geuren, geur, reuk, reukzin, stinkenDutch
- luktesans, luktNorwegian Nynorsk
- stinke, lukteNorwegian
- yishchin, honishchinNavajo, Navaho
- zapach, węch, zmysł zapachuPolish
- بوىPashto, Pushto
- cheiro, olfato, cheirarPortuguese
- mutkhiy, q'apayQuechua
- odurar, savurarRomansh
- mirosi, mirosRomanian
- запах, обоняние, ощущать запах, обонять, пахнуть, нюх, чувствовать запах, чуять, нюхатьRussian
- мирис, mirisSerbo-Croatian
- vôňaSlovak
- vonjSlovene
- joshë, erëAlbanian
- lukt, lukta, doftaSwedish
- harufuSwahili
- వాసనTelugu
- กลิ่นThai
- koklamak, kokmak, koku, koku almakTurkish
- запахUkrainian
- mùiVietnamese
- smeilasienVolapük
- odaWalloon
- 聞Chinese
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