olfactory
olfactory is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. Olfactory organ (Anat.), an organ for smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head and lined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or first cranial) nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.
- 2.An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- act
- acute
- animal
- bloodhound
- effluvium
- emanation
- essence
- exhalation
- exhale
- foul
- fragrance
- fume
- give
- graveolent
- have
- hound
- inhale
- nidor
- nidorous
- nose
- odor
- odorament
- odorant
- odoriferous
- odorous
- olfaction
- out
- pleasant
- pungent
- putrid
- quick-scented
- redolence
- redolent
- reek
- scent
- sense
- smell
- smelling
- sniff
- snuff
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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