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smell vs rancidness

rancidness vs smell

smell and rancidness both are nouns.

smell is a verb but rancidness is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smell Yes No Yes No
rancidness Yes No No No
As nouns, rancidness is a hyponym of smell; that is, rancidness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smell:
  • smell: any property detected by the olfactory system
  • rancidness: the property of being rancid
smell (noun) rancidness (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something the property of being rancid
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) rancidness (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 rancidness

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