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scent
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] (psychology) a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)Al_'s_Little_Cafe was small , dark , narrow , and filled with the mingled scent of beer , tobacco smoke , and Italian cooking . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Some liar 's logic , a wisp of optimism as fragile as the scent of tropical blossoms that came_through the window ( a euphoria perhaps engendered by the pill Fritzie had given her ) , consoled her for a moment . |
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[ noun ] any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonyms Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)He was freshly shaved , and if there had been any alcohol in him we could never have missed detecting some scent of_it on the massive gusts of his laughter . |
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[ verb ] cause to smell or be smelly
Related terms deodorize cause_to_be_perceived perfume cense stink_up smell olfactory_property smell |
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