2.3.4 Smell

Use this domain for words related to smelling something.

Louw Nida Codes: 
24C Smell
79I Fragrance, Odor
  • What words refer to smelling something?
    smell, scent (v), get a whiff of, catch a whiff of,
  • What words refer to deliberately trying to smell something?
    smell, sniff, snuff, savor,
  • What words refer to the ability to smell?
    sense of smell, a good nose,
  • What words describe something that has to do with smelling?
    olfactory,
  • What words refer to the smell of something?
    smell, odor, scent, whiff, fume, essence, aroma, bouquet, fragrance,
  • What words indicate that something smells like another thing or smells a particular way?
    smell like, smell of, smell (good/bad), have a (good/bad) smell, (good/bad) smelling, give off a smell,
  • What words refer to smelling good?
    smell good, smell nice,
  • What words refer to smelling bad?
    smell bad, smell, stink, reek, stink the place up,
  • What words describe something that smells good?
    fragrant, aromatic, sweet-smelling, fresh, perfumed, delectable, delicious, nice, scented, wonderful,
  • What words describe something that smells bad?
    smelly, stinking, acrid, body odor, awful, fetid, foul, foul-smelling, fusty, malodorous, moldy, musty, noisome, pungent, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, rotten,
  • What words refer to a good smell?
    scent, perfume, fragrance, aroma, bouquet,
  • What words refer to a bad smell?
    smell (n), odor, stench, stink, reek, halitosis,
  • What words do people use to say that something smells bad?
    phew, PU, yuck
  • What words describe something that can be smelled easily?
    strong, powerful, pungent, heady, redolent,
  • What words describe something that cannot be smelled easily?
    faint,
  • What words describe something that has no smell?
    odorless, inodorous, inodorousness, scentless,
  • What words refer to something beginning to smell?
    start to smell,
  • What words refer to something not smelling any longer?
    lose its smell,
  • What words refer to a smell spreading?
    waft, dissipate,
  • What words refer to getting rid of a smell?
    get rid of that smell, air out a room, deodorize, mask a scent
  • What things do people use to get rid of or cover up a bad smell?
    perfume, deodorant, deodorizer, incense, scent, air-freshener,
  • What words refer to holding your nose so you don't smell something?
    hold your nose,