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scentless

scentless

6.7
Not able to smell things
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛntləs/
translation icon : anosmico
  • After the accident, she became completely scentless and could no longer detect any odors.

Examples

  • The scentless patient found it difficult to notice warning smells like smoke or gas leaks.

  • Some people are scentless due to a medical condition.

  • Being scentless made him oblivious to the aroma of fresh flowers in the garden.

  • The flower was scentless.

  • After the accident, she became completely scentless and could no longer detect any odors.

  • Being scentless made him oblivious to the aroma of fresh flowers in the garden.

  • The scentless patient found it difficult to notice warning smells like smoke or gas leaks.

Synonyms

anosmatic
vsscentless
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Not able to smell anything

refers directly to a person's inability to detect odors rather than medical description
anosmic
vsscentless
  • Specialized
9.9

Not able to smell anything or only able to notice weak smells

is the common plain word rather than a medical label for the condition

Compounds

A small plant with white daisy-like flowers that has little or no smell

A common weed with white flowers and thin, divided leaves that looks like chamomile

A common wild plant with small white flowers that grows like a weed

A common wild plant with small white daisy-like flowers, thin divided leaves, and little smell that grows in fields

How Sensitive

scentless
6.7
olfactory impairment
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

scentless positive

Morphology

scentless = scent (semi-transparent) = scent + less

Formally 'scent' + '-less' is clear, but the sense given ('lacking the sense of smell') refers to a person's ability rather than absence of odor, making the derivation less direct for learners.

Etymology

Scentless is made from scent ('smell') and -less ('without'). It can describe a person who cannot smell anything, so it means 'without the sense of smell'.