acridity vs smell

smell vs acridity

acridity and smell both are nouns.

acridity is not a verb while smell is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acridity	Yes	No	No	No
smell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smell is a hypernym of acridity; that is, smell is a word with a broader meaning than acridity:

acridity: having an acrid smell
smell: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Other hypernyms of acridity include odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation.

acridity (noun)	smell (noun)
extreme bitterness	the act of perceiving the odor of something
the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone	any property detected by the olfactory system
having an acrid smell	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

acridity (verb)	smell (verb)
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	emit an odor
	inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	smell bad
	have an element suggestive (of something)

Difference between acridity and smell

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