smell vs foulness

foulness vs smell

smell and foulness both are nouns.

smell is a verb but foulness is not a verb.

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

As nouns, foulness is a hyponym of smell; that is, foulness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smell:

smell: any property detected by the olfactory system
foulness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

Other hyponyms of smell include bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness, fetidness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness, muskiness, rancidness, aromaticity, mintiness.

smell (noun)	foulness (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something	the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
any property detected by the olfactory system	(of weather) the badness of the weather
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form	disgusting wickedness and immorality
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

smell (verb)	foulness (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 foulness

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