smelliness
Offensive nasal quality
Smelliness is the quality of having a strong or unpleasant odor.
The word usually implies something negative—dirty laundry, spoiled food, unwashed bodies: The smelliness of the locker room was overwhelming.
It can also describe intensity without judgment: The smelliness of the cheese indicated it was well-aged.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- funkDepression or groove music
- malodorUnpleasant, offensive smell
- fetorIntense, offensive odor
putridity · rottenness · rankness · fetidness · noisomeness · foulness · miasma · effluvium
Moisture from skin pores
flatulence · halitosis · body odor · perspiration · locker room · gym · unwashed · gamy
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- penetratingPassing into or through
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
eye-watering · harsh · stinging · intense · strong · irritating · ammonia · vinegar
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
fetor · putridity · rottenness · rankness · fetidness · noisomeness · foulness · miasma · effluvium · vileness
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
breath · flatulence · halitosis · body odor · perspiration · locker room · gym · unwashed · gamy · ripe
acrid
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- penetratingPassing into or through
overpowering · eye-watering · harsh · stinging · intense · strong · irritating · ammonia · vinegar · gasoline
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
floral · incense · jasmine · lavender · rose · vanilla · cologne · musk · sandalwood · patchouli
- Stinksbody odor, skunk, rotten eggs, sewage, fart
smellinessfragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
freshness · sweet smell · fragrant · sweetness · perfume
smellinessodorlessness
Lacking any smell
unscented · inodorous · smell-free · neutral · neutrality
smell, smelly, smelling, smelled, smeller, smellable, outsmelled