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scentless

scentless

1 4.1
Having no smell that people can notice
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛntləs/
translation icon : inodoro
  • Nature is a dull affair, soundless, scentless, colorless; merely the hurrying of material, endlessly, meaninglessly.
  • almost scentless

Examples

  • The scentless lotion is ideal for people allergic to fragrances.

  • After using the scentless detergent, my clothes smelled fresh and clean without any strong odor.

  • "That the Australian bush is scentless and soundless is often commented on" (Thomas 2002, 81).

    Academic text (2004)
  • Nature is a dull affair, soundless, scentless, colorless; merely the hurrying of material, endlessly, meaninglessly.

    Blog text (21)
  • He chose a scentless soap to avoid any irritation on his sensitive skin.

Synonyms

odorless
vsscentless
  • US
11 3.0

Not having any smell

is the same in meaning and differs only in wording or form
inodorous
vsscentless
8.6

Not having any smell

is the same in meaning and differs only in wording or form

Antonyms

13 2.3

A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added

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 Scented

overpowering
18 4.6
pungent
18 4.8
fragrant
34 2.2
scented
13 2.3
scentless
1 4.1
odorless
  • US
11 3.0

Surface Forms

scentless positive

Morphology

scentless = scent (transparent) = scent + less

Standard and literal composition 'scent' (smell) + '-less' (without) meaning 'without smell'.

Etymology

Scentless is made from scent ('smell') and -less ('without'). It can also describe things that give off no odor, so it means 'having no smell'.