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Synonyms for olfaction

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smell scent

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.

Related words

Is a kind of
sense

Forms

Plural
olfactions → smells, scents…

Example sentences

  • smell I breathed the smell of the flowers in the garden.
  • scent It seems like the cat caught the scent of a mouse.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
olfactionrising
smellrising
scentrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
smell1, scent1