Definition of smell

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Definition of smell

• any property detected by the olfactory system (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. aroma
  2. odor
  3. odour
  4. olfactory property
  5. scent
• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (noun)

  Examples

  1. it had the smell of treason

  Synonyms

  1. feel
  2. feeling
  3. flavor
  4. flavour
  5. look
  6. spirit
  7. tone
• the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. olfaction
  2. olfactory modality
  3. sense of smell
• the act of perceiving the odor of something (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. smelling
• have an element suggestive (of something) (verb)

  Examples

  1. this passage smells of plagiarism

  Synonyms

  1. reek
  2. smack
• the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form (noun)

  Examples

  1. she loved the smell of roses

  Synonyms

  1. odor
  2. odour
  3. olfactory perception
  4. olfactory sensation
• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively (verb)

  Examples

  1. I smell trouble
  2. smell out corruption

  Synonyms

  1. sense
  2. smell out
• emit an odor (verb)

  Examples

  1. The soup smells good
• inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense (verb)
• smell bad (verb)

  Examples

  1. He rarely washes, and he smells

See definition of smell in Merriam Webster