sense_of_smell (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *sense of smell*:
NOUN	cognition	sense of smell, smell, olfaction, olfactory modality	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

English > *sense of smell*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents.
Synonyms	smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
Narrower	nose	The sense of smell (especially in animals)
Broader	exteroception	sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Broader	modality, sense modality, sensory system	A particular sense
Spanish	nariz, olfacción, olfato, sentido del olfato
Catalan	olfacció, olfacte

HyperDic: sense_of_smell