OLFACTORY PROPERTY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any property detected by the olfactory system

Synonyms:

aroma; odor; odour; olfactory property; scent; smell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("olfactory property" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Attribute:

odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "olfactory property"):

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)