anosmatic

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UK/ˌænɒzˈmætɪk/

adjective

Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.

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anosmic
OriginFrench anosmatique →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveanosmatic (comparative more anosmatic, superlative most anosmatic)

comparative more anosmatic · superlative most anosmatic

  1. biologyLacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.First known use 19th c.

    Synonyms: anosmic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.

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anosmic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell

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anosmic
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anosmic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchanosmatique“anosmatic”
  2. Englishanosmatic

From French anosmatique (“anosmatic”), coined by French anthropologist, anatomist and physician Pierre Paul Broca (1824–1880) in Revue d’Anthropologie (2nd Series), volume II, page 398); analysable as an- + osmatic.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anosmatic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anosmatic.

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