Smell, scent, odor, aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense It involves the inhaling of air or molecules carrying aromatic particles, which are then detected by specialized cells in the nasal cavity and interpreted by the brain as specific smells. Smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character
Scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. Smelling is the process by which an organism detects and perceives odors or scents through the olfactory system To sense an opportunity for advantage at someone else's expense.
Dogs have a very good sense of smell I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. Smellings definitions of smelling noun the act of perceiving the odor of something synonyms What is your favourite smell
Your sense of smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things.people who lose their sense of smell If something smells in a particular way, it has a quality which you become aware of through your nose The room smelled of lemons [verb + of] it smells delicious
One smell [= whiff] of this perfume and you will fall in love with it She leaned over and smelled the flowers She smelled [= sniffed] the milk to see if it was sour I have a cold right now so i can't smell
I can't smell anything because i'm so stuffed up I could smell dinner cooking.
