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anosmic

anosmic

9.9
Not able to smell anything or only able to notice weak smells
  • adjective
  • /əˈnɑz.mɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anosmico
  • After losing her sense of smell, she discovered she was anosmic to various odors around her home.

Examples

  • My husband is anosmic, and luckily is receptive to me telling him when he's a little ripe.

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  • My friend is anosmic, so he can't smell the flowers in the garden.

  • Mr. Boak plans to indulge his passion for food by developing new cooking techniques to help other anosmic patients still appreciate meals.

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  • It is always possible that the lady in question is anosmic (has no sense of smell) and that no one has mentioned this to her before.

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  • He realized he was anosmic when he couldn't detect the strong scent of the dinner cooking.

Synonyms

anosmatic
vsanosmic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Not able to smell anything

describes directly having little or no ability to detect odors
scentless
vsanosmic
6.7

Not able to smell things

is the same meaning but differs only in word form

How Olfactory

anosmic
  • Specialized
9.9
hyposmia
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

anosmic positive

Morphology

anosmic = anosmia (transparent) = an + osm + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to the medical noun 'anosmia' (loss of smell); the relationship is straightforward for learners who know the base.

Etymology

Anosmic comes from Greek parts an- meaning 'without' (as in amoral, 'without morals') and osme meaning 'smell'. So, someone who is anosmic is 'without' smell and cannot smell things.