sweetness vs smell

smell vs sweetness

sweetness and smell both are nouns.

sweetness is not a verb while smell is a verb.

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

As nouns, smell is a hypernym of sweetness; that is, smell is a word with a broader meaning than sweetness:

sweetness: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
smell: any property detected by the olfactory system

Other hypernyms of sweetness include aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent.

sweetness (noun)	smell (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	the act of perceiving the odor of something
a pleasingly sweet olfactory property	any property detected by the olfactory system
the quality of giving pleasure	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth	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

sweetness (verb)	smell (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 sweetness and smell

Words related to "smell"

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