nose-blind
Olfactorily numb now
Nose-blind describes the inability to detect a smell, especially one you've grown accustomed to through prolonged exposure.
Your own home's odor, a coworker's perfume, or the smell of your pets may become imperceptible because your brain filters out constant stimuli: I've gone nose-blind to the cat litter.
The term gained currency through air freshener advertising.
Diminished reaction over time
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
accommodation · tolerance · familiarity · inurement · numbness · deadening · fatigue · saturation
Total olfactory loss
- olfactoryOf the sense detecting odors
- chemosensoryPertaining to chemical detection
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- congenitalExisting from birth
acquired · rhinitis · sinusitis · polyps · neuropathy · sensory
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
mustiness · staleness · fumes · smoke · sweat · fish · curry · garlic
Lacking any awareness
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
inattentive · unconscious · neglectful · overlooking · insensible · unnoticing · unperceiving · clueless
habituation
Diminished reaction over time
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
adjustment · accommodation · tolerance · familiarity · inurement · numbness · deadening · fatigue · saturation · overexposure
anosmia
Total olfactory loss
- olfactoryOf the sense detecting odors
- chemosensoryPertaining to chemical detection
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
congenital · acquired · rhinitis · sinusitis · polyps · neuropathy · sensory
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
dander · mustiness · staleness · fumes · smoke · sweat · fish · curry · garlic
oblivious
Lacking any awareness
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
- heedlessCareless of consequences
ignorant · inattentive · unconscious · neglectful · overlooking · insensible · unnoticing · unperceiving · clueless