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perceive vs smell

smell vs perceive

perceive is not a noun while smell is a noun.

perceive and smell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perceive No No Yes No
smell Yes No Yes No
As verbs, smell is a hyponym of perceive; that is, smell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perceive:
  • perceive: become conscious of
  • smell: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Other hyponyms of perceive include sense, smell out.
As verbs, smell is a hyponym of perceive; that is, smell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perceive:
  • perceive: to become aware of through the senses
  • smell: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Other hyponyms of perceive include feel, sense, apperceive, pick up, receive, divine, hallucinate, misperceive, catch, pick up, dream, ache, hurt, suffer, touch, see, sight, spy, hear, listen, taste, find, see through.
perceive (noun) smell (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something
any property detected by the olfactory system
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
perceive (verb) smell (verb)
become conscious of become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
to become aware of through the senses emit an odor
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smell bad
have an element suggestive (of something)
Difference between perceive and smell

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