flavor vs smell

smell vs flavor

flavor and smell both are nouns.

flavor and smell both are verbs.

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

As nouns, flavor and smell are synonyms defined as:

flavor and smell: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

Other synonyms of flavor include feel, feeling, flavour, look, spirit, tone.

flavor (noun)	smell (noun)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth	the act of perceiving the odor of something
(physics) the six kinds of quarks	any property detected by the olfactory system
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people	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

flavor (verb)	smell (verb)
lend flavor to	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 flavor and smell

Words related to "smell"

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