Smell

//smɛl//

Synonyms for "smell" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Verb(3 words)
reeksensedetect

Strong matches (50)

Verb(2 words)
have smellolfact

Related words (84)

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8 entries

Antonyms

7 entries

Synonyms

7 entries

Related terms

3 entries

causes desire

4 entries

derived

56 entries

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distinct from

6 entries

etymologically related_to

2 entries

has context

2 entries

has property

1 entries

has subevent

2 entries

is a

5 entries

manner of

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related to

135 entries

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used for

1 entries

Translations

553 translations across 166 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • reuk noun (sensation)
  • reuksin noun (sense of smell)
  • ruik verb (sense with nose)
  • ruik verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Aklanon

1 entries
  • baho' noun (sensation)

Albanian

2 entries
  • Nuhas noun (sensation)
  • nuhatje noun (sense of smell)

Amharic

1 entries
  • ሽታ noun (sensation)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • ὀδμή noun (sensation)
  • ὀδμή noun (sense of smell)
  • ὀσμή noun (sensation)
  • ὀσμή noun (sense of smell)

Ao

1 entries
  • menem verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Arabic

4 entries
  • ريحة noun (sensation)
  • ريحة noun (sensation)
  • ريحة noun (sensation)
  • ريحة noun (sensation)

Aramaic

1 entries
  • ריחא noun (sensation)

Archi

1 entries
  • ди noun (sensation)

Armenian

4 entries
  • հոտ noun (sensation)
  • հոտառություն noun (sense of smell)
  • բուրել verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • հոտ առնել verb (sense with nose)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • anjurizmã noun (sensation)
  • aromã noun (sensation)
  • njurizmã noun (sensation)
  • anjurdzescu verb (sense with nose)

Assamese

1 entries
  • শুঙা verb (sense with nose)

Asturian

4 entries
  • agüeldu noun (sense of smell)
  • golor noun (sensation)
  • olfatu noun (sense of smell)
  • goler verb (sense with nose)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • iy noun (sensation)
  • qoxu noun (sensation)
  • iyi gəlmək verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • iyləmək verb (sense with nose)

Bakhtiari

1 entries
  • بو noun (sensation)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • еҫ noun (sensation)

Basque

3 entries
  • usaimen noun (sense of smell)
  • usain noun (sensation)
  • usaindu verb (sense with nose)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • нюх noun (sense of smell)
  • пах noun (sensation)
  • адчува́ць пах verb (sense with nose)
  • ню́хаць verb (sense with nose)

Bengali

2 entries
  • গন্ধ noun (sensation)
  • গন্ধ পাওয়া verb (sense with nose)

Brunei Malay

1 entries
  • bau noun (sensation)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ми́рис noun (sensation)
  • ми́рис noun (sense of smell)
  • миризма́ noun (sensation)
  • нюх noun (sense of smell)

Burmese

3 entries
  • ဂန္ဓာရုံ noun (sense of smell)
  • အနံ့ noun (sensation)
  • နမ်း verb (sense with nose)

Catalan

4 entries
  • flaire noun (sensation)
  • olfacte noun (sense of smell)
  • olor noun (sensation)
  • ensumar verb (sense with nose)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • بۆن noun (sensation)
  • بۆنایی noun (sense of smell)
  • بۆن verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • بۆنکردن verb (sense with nose)

Chechen

1 entries
  • хьожа noun (sensation)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏒᎦ verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Chinese

2 entries
  • видо noun (sensation)
  • 鼻 verb (sense with nose)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 味道 noun (sensation)
  • 嗅覺 /嗅觉 noun (sense of smell)
  • 聞 /闻 verb (sense with nose)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 味兒 /味儿 noun (sensation)
  • 味道 noun (sensation)
  • 嗅覺 /嗅觉 noun (sense of smell)
  • 氣味 /气味 noun (sensation)

Czech

4 entries
  • pach noun (sensation)
  • vůně noun (sensation)
  • zápach noun (sensation)
  • čich noun (sense of smell)

Danish

4 entries
  • lugt noun (sensation)
  • lugtesans noun (sense of smell)
  • dufte verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • lugte verb (sense with nose)

Dari

2 entries
  • بو noun (sensation)
  • بویْ noun (sensation)

Dutch

4 entries
  • geur noun (sensation)
  • reuk noun (sensation)
  • reukzin noun (sense of smell)
  • stank noun (sensation)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 鼻 verb (sense with nose)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • s-T:Aa2 noun (sensation)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • flarsenso noun (sense of smell)
  • odoro noun (sensation)
  • flari verb (sense with nose)
  • odori verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Estonian

4 entries
  • haistmine noun (sense of smell)
  • haistmismeel noun (sense of smell)
  • lõhn noun (sensation)
  • haistma verb (sense with nose)

Even

2 entries
  • унӈэ noun (sensation)
  • ӈо noun (sensation)

Evenki

2 entries
  • унӈу noun (sensation)
  • ӈо noun (sensation)

Extremaduran

1 entries
  • golel verb (sense with nose)

Faroese

1 entries
  • lukta verb (sense with nose)

Fataluku

1 entries
  • horon noun (sensation)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aromi noun (sensation)
  • dunkkis noun (sensation)
  • döfis noun (sensation)
  • haisu noun (sensation)

French

4 entries
  • goût noun (sensation)
  • odeur noun (sensation)
  • odorat noun (sense of smell)
  • parfum noun (sensation)

Friulian

1 entries
  • sintî verb (sense with nose)

Galician

4 entries
  • cheiro noun (sensation)
  • cheirume noun (sensation)
  • olfacto noun (sense of smell)
  • cheirar verb (sense with nose)

Georgian

4 entries
  • სუნი noun (sensation)
  • ყნოსვა noun (sense of smell)
  • სუნის დენა verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • ყნოსვა verb (sense with nose)

German

4 entries
  • Geruch noun (sensation)
  • Geruchssinn noun (sense of smell)
  • Riechen noun (sense of smell)
  • riechen verb (sense with nose)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 noun (sensation)

Greek

4 entries
  • μυρωδιά noun (sensation)
  • όσφρηση noun (sense of smell)
  • μυρίζω verb (sense with nose)
  • μυρίζω verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Gujarati

2 entries
  • ગંધ noun (sensation)
  • સૂંઘવું verb (sense with nose)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • santi verb (sense with nose)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • חוש הריח noun (sense of smell)
  • רֵיחַ noun (sensation)
  • הֵרִיחַ verb (sense with nose)

Hindi

4 entries
  • गंध noun (sensation)
  • गंधानुभूति noun (sense of smell)
  • बू noun (sensation)
  • गँधाना verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bűz noun (sensation)
  • illat noun (sensation)
  • szag noun (sensation)
  • szaglás noun (sense of smell)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • lykt noun (sensation)
  • lyktarskyn noun (sense of smell)
  • finna lykt(ina) af verb (sense with nose)
  • lykta verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Ido

2 entries
  • flarar verb (sense with nose)
  • odorar verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Indonesian

4 entries
  • aroma noun (sensation)
  • bau noun (sensation)
  • penciuman noun (sense of smell)
  • berbau verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Ingrian

4 entries
  • haiso noun (sensation)
  • haisu noun (sensation)
  • haju noun (sensation)
  • haissa verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Ingush

1 entries
  • хьаж noun (sensation)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • olfacer verb (sense with nose)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • بو noun (sensation)
  • بویایی noun (sense of smell)
  • بویْ noun (sensation)
  • بویْ noun (sense of smell)

Irish

2 entries
  • boladh noun (sensation)
  • bolaigh verb (sense with nose)

Italian

4 entries
  • odorato noun (sense of smell)
  • odore noun (sensation)
  • olfatto noun (sense of smell)
  • fiutare verb (sense with nose)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 匂い noun (sensation)
  • 嗅覚 noun (sense of smell)
  • 匂いを感じる verb (sense with nose)
  • 匂う verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Javanese

3 entries
  • ambu noun (sensation)
  • mambu verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • ngambu verb (sense with nose)

Kabuverdianu

4 entries
  • txere noun (sensation)
  • txere noun (sense of smell)
  • txeru noun (sensation)
  • txeru noun (sense of smell)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಕಂಪು noun (sensation)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • иіс noun (sensation)
  • иіс сезімі noun (sense of smell)
  • аңку verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • иіс шығу verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Khmer

4 entries
  • ក្លិន noun (sensation)
  • ក្លិនក្រអូប verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • ក្លិនមិនល្អ verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • ក្លិនល្អ verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Korean

4 entries
  • 냄새 noun (sensation)
  • 후각 noun (sense of smell)
  • 냄새가 나다 verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • 냄새를 맡다 verb (sense with nose)

Kyrgyz

3 entries
  • жыт noun (sensation)
  • жыт алуу noun (sense of smell)
  • жыттануу verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Ladino

1 entries
  • guezmo noun (sensation)

Lao

2 entries
  • ກິ່ນ noun (sensation)
  • ດົມ verb (sense with nose)

Latgalian

3 entries
  • paūsšona noun (sense of smell)
  • smuords noun (sensation)
  • ūža noun (sense of smell)

Latin

4 entries
  • odor noun (sensation)
  • odōrātus noun (sense of smell)
  • olfactus noun (sense of smell)
  • fragrō verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Latvian

4 entries
  • oža noun (sense of smell)
  • smarža noun (sensation)
  • ost verb (sense with nose)
  • ost verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Lezgi

1 entries
  • ни noun (sensation)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • kvapas noun (sensation)
  • uoslė noun (sense of smell)
  • uosti verb (sense with nose)
  • uosti verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Lombard

1 entries
  • odor noun (sensation)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries
  • cuś verb (sense with nose)
  • wónjaś verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦡᦳᧄ verb (sense with nose)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • миризба noun (sensation)
  • мирис noun (sensation)
  • мирис noun (sense of smell)
  • сетило за мирис noun (sense of smell)

Malay

2 entries
  • bau noun (sensation)
  • menghidu verb (sense with nose)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • ഗന്ധം noun (sensation)
  • ഘ്രാണശക്തി noun (sense of smell)
  • മണം noun (sensation)
  • വാസന noun (sensation)

Maltese

1 entries
  • riħa noun (sensation)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᠸᠠ noun (sensation)

Mansaka

1 entries
  • bao noun (sensation)

Manx

2 entries
  • soar verb (sense with nose)
  • soar verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Maranao

1 entries
  • baw noun (sensation)

Marathi

2 entries
  • वास noun (sensation)
  • वास घेणे verb (sense with nose)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • үнэр noun (sensation)
  • үнэрлэх чадвар noun (sense of smell)
  • үнэрлэх verb (sense with nose)

Māori

4 entries
  • kakara noun (sensation)
  • konakona noun (sensation)
  • mōtuhi noun (sensation)
  • hongi verb (sense with nose)

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • ihnecui verb (sense with nose)

Navajo

2 entries
  • honishchin verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • yishchin verb (sense with nose)

Nepali

1 entries
  • गन्ध noun (sensation)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • lukt noun (sensation)
  • luktesans noun (sense of smell)
  • lukte verb (sense with nose)
  • lukte verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • lukt noun (sensation)
  • luktesans noun (sense of smell)

Occitan

2 entries
  • olor noun (sensation)
  • flairar verb (sense with nose)

Odia

1 entries
  • ଗନ୍ଧ noun (sensation)

Old English

4 entries
  • stenċ noun (sensation)
  • stenċ noun (sense of smell)
  • stincan verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • ġestincan verb (sense with nose)

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • wangi noun (sensation)

Oromo

1 entries
  • xiraa noun (sensation)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اید noun (sensation)

Pali

1 entries
  • gandha noun (sensation)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • ole verb (sense with nose)

Pashto

2 entries
  • بوى noun (sensation)
  • بوى noun (sense of smell)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Jeroch noun (sensation)

Polish

4 entries
  • pach noun (sensation)
  • woń noun (sensation)
  • węch noun (sense of smell)
  • zapach noun (sensation)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • cheiro noun (sensation)
  • cheiro noun (sense of smell)
  • faro noun (sense of smell)
  • olfato noun (sense of smell)

Quechua

2 entries
  • mutkhiy verb (sense with nose)
  • q'apay verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Rapa Nui

1 entries
  • hongi verb (sense with nose)

Romanian

4 entries
  • miros noun (sensation)
  • miros noun (sense of smell)
  • mirosi verb (sense with nose)
  • mirosi verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Romansch

3 entries
  • odurar verb (sense with nose)
  • odurar verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • savurar da verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Russian

4 entries
  • амбре́ noun (sensation)
  • вонь noun (sensation)
  • за́пах noun (sensation)
  • нюх noun (sense of smell)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • गन्ध noun (sensation)
  • जिघ्रति verb (sense with nose)

Santali

3 entries
  • ᱥᱳ noun (sensation)
  • ᱥᱳ verb (sense with nose)
  • ᱥᱳ verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • comas-àilidh noun (sensation)
  • fàileadh noun (sense of smell)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mȉrīs noun (sensation)
  • njȗh noun (sense of smell)
  • ми̏рӣс noun (sensation)
  • њу̑х noun (sense of smell)

Shan

1 entries
  • ၼူမ် verb (sense with nose)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • ciauru noun (sensation)
  • ciaurari verb (sense with nose)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • සුවඳ noun (sensation)

Slovak

4 entries
  • pach noun (sensation)
  • vôňa noun (sensation)
  • čuch noun (sense of smell)
  • cítiť verb (sense with nose)

Slovene

4 entries
  • voh noun (sense of smell)
  • vonj noun (sensation)
  • dišati verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • vohati verb (sense with nose)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • јыт noun (sensation)

Spanish

4 entries
  • fato noun (sensation)
  • olfato noun (sense of smell)
  • olor noun (sensation)
  • husmear verb (sense with nose)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • smeri verb (sense with nose)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • ambung verb (sense with nose)

Swahili

1 entries
  • harufu noun (sensation)

Swedish

4 entries
  • lukt noun (sensation)
  • luktsinne noun (sense of smell)
  • dofta verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • lukta verb (sense with nose)

Tabasaran

1 entries
  • ниъ noun (sensation)

Tajik

4 entries
  • буёӣ noun (sense of smell)
  • бӯй noun (sensation)
  • шомма noun (sense of smell)
  • бӯй додан verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Talysh

1 entries
  • bu noun (sensation)

Tamil

3 entries
  • நாற்றம் noun (sensation)
  • மணம் noun (sensation)
  • வாசனை noun (sensation)

Tat

1 entries
  • bu noun (sensation)

Tatar

1 entries
  • ис noun (sensation)

Tausug

2 entries
  • bahu noun (sensation)
  • hamut noun (sensation)

Telugu

2 entries
  • వాసన noun (sensation)
  • వాసన noun (sense of smell)

Tetum

2 entries
  • horon noun (sensation)
  • horon verb (sense with nose)

Thai

3 entries
  • กลิ่น noun (sensation)
  • ดม verb (sense with nose)
  • มีกลิ่น verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Tibetan

1 entries
  • དྲི་མ noun (sensation)

Tocharian B

3 entries
  • were noun (sensation)
  • wär-sk verb (sense with nose)
  • wär-sk verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Tok Pisin

1 entries
  • smel noun (sensation)

Turkish

4 entries
  • koklama noun (sense of smell)
  • koku noun (sensation)
  • koklamak verb (sense with nose)
  • kokmak verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Turkmen

2 entries
  • ys noun (sensation)
  • yslamak verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Tày

1 entries
  • ai noun (sensation)

Udi

1 entries
  • ад noun (sensation)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • за́пах noun (sensation)
  • нюх noun (sense of smell)
  • пах noun (sensation)
  • ню́хати verb (sense with nose)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • wonjeć verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Urdu

3 entries
  • بو noun (sensation)
  • بُو noun (sensation)
  • سُونگْھنا verb (sense with nose)

Uyghur

3 entries
  • بۇي noun (sensation)
  • پۇراق noun (sensation)
  • ھىد noun (sensation)

Uzbek

4 entries
  • boʻy noun (sensation)
  • hid noun (sensation)
  • hid bilish noun (sense of smell)
  • hid chiqarmoq verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • hơi noun (sensation)
  • khứu giác noun (sense of smell)
  • mùi noun (sensation)
  • có mùi verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Volapük

2 entries
  • smeilasien noun (sense of smell)
  • smel noun (sensation)

Wakhi

1 entries
  • vui noun (sensation)

Walloon

1 entries
  • oda noun (sense of smell)

Welsh

4 entries
  • arogl noun (sensation)
  • arogl m or f sawr noun (sense of smell)
  • arwynt noun (sensation)
  • sawr noun (sensation)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • hnia verb (sense with nose)

Woiwurrung

2 entries
  • boo-ang noun (sensation)
  • ngarroba verb (sense with nose)

Yaghnobi

1 entries
  • вуд noun (sensation)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • שמעק noun (sensation)
  • שמעקן verb (sense with nose)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • boy (diq) noun (sensation)
  • boy amayen verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
  • boy kerden verb (sense with nose)

Zealandic

2 entries
  • ruke verb (sense with nose)
  • stienke verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

Zhuang

1 entries
  • feihdauh noun (sensation)

Zyphe

2 entries
  • hnang verb (sense with nose)
  • hnang verb (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • ta̰ã verb (sense with nose)

Sample sentences

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Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the small things that really matter in life.

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He'll be sure to smell a rat if I'm with you.

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Chrysanthemums smell sweet.

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The smell of cut grass summons up images of hot summer afternoons.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.