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English noun: olfaction

1. olfaction (cognition) the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents


Synonymsolfactory modality, sense of smell, smell


Broader (hypernym)exteroception, modality, sense modality, sensory system


Narrower (hyponym)nose









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