Olfactory
/ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of olfactory organ. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 2 The sense of smell. in-plural
Adjective
- 1 Concerning the sense of smell. not-comparable, relational
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to olfaction wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Having fifty times as many olfactory neural receptors as human beings, dogs have a sense of small that is a hundred thousand times more acute."
Etymology
From Latin olfactus (“an act of smelling; the sense of smell”) + -ory, from olfaciō (“to sniff, smell, scent”) + -tus (action noun suffix).