Synonyms of the word

olfaction

• n. the sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.

exteroception

• n. The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.

modality

• n. The fact of being modal.
• n. (logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility,…
• n. (linguistics) The inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker; mood.
• n. (medicine) A method of diagnosis or therapy.
• n. Any of the senses (such as sight or taste).
• n. (semiotics) A particular way in which the information is to be encoded for presentation to humans, i.e…
• n. (theology) The organization and structure of the church, as distinct from sodality or parachurch organizations.
• n. (music) The subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes.
• n. (sociology) A concept in Anthony Giddens' structuration theory.

smell

• n. A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals,…
• n. (physiology) The sense that detects odours.
• v. (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
• v. (intransitive) To have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or…
• v. (intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
• v. (obsolete) To exercise sagacity.
• v. To detect or perceive; often with out.
• v. (obsolete) To give heed to.