scentless
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having no smell; odorless: Describes something that does not emit or possess any detectable odor.
- Lacking the sense of smell: Describes a creature that is unable to perceive odors.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (odorless):
- The flower was beautiful but completely scentless.
- They walked across the scentless, arid plain.
- Adjective (lacking the sense of smell):
- Sharks are often thought to be scentless, but this is a misconception; they have an excellent sense of smell.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific/Technical Context: Used in botany or chemistry to describe substances, compounds, or plants that lack volatile aromatic compounds.
- The laboratory produced a scentless version of the solvent for sensitive environments.
- Literary/Descriptive Context: Used to evoke a specific atmosphere, often one of sterility, emptiness, or purity.
- The room was clean, white, and scentless.
Variants and Related Words
- Scent (n/verb): A distinctive smell, or the act of perceiving or giving a smell.
- Scented (adj): Having a pleasant smell.
- Odorless (adj): A more common synonym for having no smell.
- Unscented (adj): Specifically not having an added fragrance (often used for products like soap or candles).
Synonyms
- Odorless: Having no smell.
- Unscented: Not having a scent added.
- Inodorous: A formal term for having no odor.
Antonyms
- Scented: Having a smell.
- Fragrant: Having a pleasant smell.
- Odorous: Having a smell (often used for unpleasant ones).
- Redolent: Strongly smelling of something.
Adjective
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emitting or holding no odor
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scentless wisps of straw
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a scentless stretch of rocky ground
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lacking the sense of smell
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