anosmatic
1
9.9
Not able to smell anything
- adjective
- /ˌæn.əʊsˈmæt.ɪk/
- Specialized
:
anósmatico
- An anosmatic person might not notice a fire because they can't smell the smoke.
Examples
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But why would you want to voluntarily make yourself anosmatic?
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After the accident, she became anosmatic and could no longer detect any odors.
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People who are anosmatic often struggle to enjoy food due to the absence of smell.
Synonyms
9.9
Not able to smell anything or only able to notice weak smells
is about being affected by or relating to that loss rather than being the state
scentless
vsanosmatic
6.7
Not able to smell things
is a term for being affected by that impairment rather than plain wording
Surface Forms
anosmatic positive
Morphology
anosmatic = anosmia (opaque) = an + osm + atic
The immediate base is the medical term 'anosmia' formed from Greek combining forms; this formation and the elements are not familiar to average learners.
Etymology
The word anosmatic comes from Greek parts an- meaning 'without' and osme meaning 'smell'. The prefix an- is like the one in anonymous, which means 'without a name', so anosmatic simply means 'without the sense of smell'.