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smell vs Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist vs smell

smell and Zeitgeist both are nouns.

smell is a verb but Zeitgeist is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smell Yes No Yes No
Zeitgeist Yes No No No
As nouns, Zeitgeist is a hyponym of smell; that is, Zeitgeist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smell:
  • smell: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  • Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
Other hyponyms of smell include Hollywood.
smell (noun) Zeitgeist (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
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
smell (verb) Zeitgeist (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 smell and Zeitgeist

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