odor

1. Any property detected by the olfactory system (synset 104987257)
   tells us about:

   • odorous - having odor or a characteristic odor
   • inodorous, odorless, odourless - having no odor
   is a type of: property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
   subtypes:

   • bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
   • fetidness, foulness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
   • muskiness - having the olfactory properties of musk
   • rancidness - the property of being rancid
   same as: aroma, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell
2. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form (synset 105721684)
   "she loved the smell of roses"
   is a type of: aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
   subtypes:

   • scent - an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
   • aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent - a distinctive odor that is pleasant
   • fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
   • acridity - having an acrid smell
   same as: odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell

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