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smell vs stench

stench vs smell

smell and stench both are nouns.

smell is a verb but stench is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smell Yes No Yes No
stench Yes No No No
As nouns, stench is a hyponym of smell; that is, stench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smell:
  • smell: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  • stench: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Other hyponyms of smell include scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stink, acridity, stank.
smell (noun) stench (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
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) stench (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 stench

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