Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
aroma | a pleasant odor. |
aromatic | sweet-smelling; (noun) a sweet-smelling substance |
aromatically | (Adv.) AROMATIC, sweet-smelling. |
aromaticity | the state of being aromatic. |
aromatisation | the act of aromatising. |
aromatise | to render aromatic. |
aromatization | the act of aromatizing. |
aromatize | to render aromatic. |
bilgy | having the smell of bilge water. |
cepaceous | smelling or tasting of garlic or onion. |
deodorant | a substance that removes a bad smell. |
deodorise | to take the (usu unpleasant) odour or smell from. |
deodorize | to take the (usu unpleasant) odour or smell from. |
deodorizer | a substance that deodorizes. |
effluvial | of or like effluvia, an offensive exhalation or smell. |
effluvium | (Lat.) an invisible emanation; an offensive exhalation or smell. |
empyreuma | the peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels. |
empyreumatic | relating to empyreuma. |
empyreumatical | relating to empyreuma. |
empyreumatise | to render empyreumatic. |
empyreumatize | to render empyreumatic. |
fetid | stinking, having a strong offensive smell. |
fetidly | (Adv.) FETID, stinking, having a strong offensive smell. |
fetidness | the state of being fetid. |
fetor | (Lat.) an offensive odor, a stench. |
foetid | stinking, having a strong offensive smell. |
foetidly | (Adv.) FOETID, stinking, having a strong offensive smell. |
foetidness | the state of being foetid. |
foetor | (Lat.) an offensive odor, a stench. |
fragrance | pleasantness of smell; (verb) to perfume with a fragrance. |
fragrancy | pleasantness of smell. |
fragrant | having a pleasant odor. |
fragrantly | (Adv.) FRAGRANT, having a pleasant odor. |
fragrantness | the state of being fragrant. |
frangipane | a perfume of jasmine. |
fumette | (Fr.) the scent of game when high. |
goaty | like a goat, smelling of goat (noun) a goatee beard |
graveolent | rank smelling, fetid. |
hyperosmia | an abnormally acute sense of smell. |
inodorous | emitting no odor. |
inodorously | (Adv.) INODOROUS, emitting no odor. |
lavender | a labiate plant with fragrant pale-lilac flowers, (verb) to perfume with lavender. |
malaroma | a bad smell. |
malodor | a bad smell. |
malodorousness | the state of being malodorous. |
malodour | a bad smell. |
microsmatic | of humans and certain animals, having a poor sense of smell. |
mirbane | an apparently meaningless word used in perfumery, as in oil of mirbane, a name of nitrobenzene. |
moschate | having a musky odour. |
mousey | like a mouse, timid; grey. |
musk | a strong-smelling substance, used in perfumery, obtained chiefly from the male musk deer (verb) to perfume with musk |
muskily | (Adv.) MUSKY, smelling of musk. |
muskiness | the state of being musky. |
musky | smelling of musk. |
myrbane | an apparently meaningless word used in perfumery, as in oil of myrbane, a name of nitrobenzene. |
nidor | (Lat.) the savory aroma of cooked food, esp meat. |
niff | a stink (verb) to pong |
niffy | smelly. |
noisome | noxious, unwholesome; offensive to the senses, esp smell. |
noisomely | (Adv.) NOISOME, noxious, unwholesome. |
noisomeness | the state of being noisome. |
odiferous | having odour. |
odor | any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
odorant | yielding odours; (noun) a substance yielding odours. |
odorate | odorous. |
odored | having an odor. |
odorful | full of odours. |
odoriferous | giving off an odour; morally offensive. |
odoriferously | (Adv.) ODORIFEROUS, giving off an odour; morally offensive. |
odoriferousness | the state of being odoriferous. |
odorise | to give an odour to. |
odorize | to give an odour to. |
odorless | without odor. |
odorous | having an odor. |
odorously | (Adv.) ODOROUS, having an odour. |
odorousness | the state of being odorous. |
odour | any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
odoured | having an odour. |
odourful | full of odour. |
odourless | without odour. |
oenanthic | having or imparting the characteristic odour of wine. |
olent | giving out a smell or scent. |
olfact | to smell. |
olfactible | able to be smelled. |
olfaction | the act of perceiving by smell. |
olfactive | related to the sense of smell. |
olfactology | the study of the sense of smell. |
olfactory | concerned with the sense of smell; (noun) an organ or nerve concerned with the sense of smell. |
olid | rank-smelling. |
osmatic | relying on smell for orientation. |
osmics | the scientific study of smells. |
outsmell | to surpass in smelling. |
overstink | to stink more than. |
parosmia | any disorder of the sense of smell. |
perfume | a scented substance (verb) to fill with a fragrant odor |
perfumy | like or full of perfume. |
petrichor | a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth. |
pomander | (Fr.) a ball of perfumes. |
pong | a bad smell (verb) to stink |
pongy | (Coll.) smelly. |
ponk | to smell bad. |
potpourri | (Fr.) a mixture of dried petals. |
putid | decayed; fetid. |
redolence | fragrance, the state of being redolent. |
redolency | fragrance, the state of being redolent. |
redolent | fragrant; smelling of; suggestive of. |
redolently | (Adv.) REDOLENT, smelling of. |
reech | an offensive smell (verb) to emit fumes, smoke etc |
reek | smoke, fumes etc (verb) to emit smoke, fumes etc |
reeker | one that reeks. |
reekingly | (Adv.) REEKING, smoking. |
roseal | resembling a rose in smell or color. |
rosewater | water distilled from roses, or scented with essence of roses, used as a perfume etc. |
savor | taste, flavor (verb) to relish the taste of |
savorer | one who savors. |
scent | odour; (verb) to fill with an odour. |
scentful | (Arch.) full of scent or odour. |
scentless | without scent. |
sent | (Obs.) to scent. |
smell | an odour (verb) to perceive by means of the olfactory nerves |
smellable | that can be smelled. |
smeller | one who smells. |
smelliness | the state of being smelly. |
smelly | giving off a smell. |
sniff | an act of smelling (verb) to inhale audibly through the nose |
sniffer | one who sniffs; a dog used to detect drugs. |
sniffily | (Adv.) SNIFFY, given to sniffing. |
sniffiness | the state of being sniffy. |
sniffingly | (Adv.) SNIFFING. |
sniffy | given to sniffing. |
snift | a sniff (verb) to sniff; to blow out steam |
snifty | (Sl.) having a tempting smell; inclined to sniff in disdain. |
snoke | to snuff or smell about. |
snook | to snuff or smell about. |
snowk | (Scots) to snuff or smell about. |
snuzzle | to poke around with one's nose, as dogs do. |
stench | a stink (verb) to cause to stink |
stenchful | evil-smelling. |
stenchy | having a stench. |
stink | a foul odour (verb) to emit a foul odour |
stinking | evil-smelling. |
stinkingly | (Adv.) STINKING. |
stinkingness | the state of being stinking. |
stinky | stinking. |
suaveolent | fragrant. |
thymey | full of or smelling of thyme. |
thymy | full of or smelling of thyme. |