smell vs rankness

rankness vs smell

smell and rankness both are nouns.

smell is a verb but rankness is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

smell (noun)	rankness (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something	the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
any property detected by the olfactory system	the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
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)	rankness (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 rankness

Words related to "smell"

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