HyperDic: sense_of_smell

English > 1 sense of the expression sense of smell:
NOUNcognitionsense of smell, smell, olfaction, olfactory modalitythe faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
English > sense of smell: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe faculty that enables us to distinguish scents.
Synonymssmell, olfaction, olfactory modality
NarrowernoseThe sense of smell (especially in animals)
Broaderexteroceptionsensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
modality, sense modality, sensory systemA particular sense
Spanishnariz, olfacción, olfato, sentido del olfato
Catalanolfacció, olfacte

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