Meanings
nounnonscent (countable and uncountable, plural nonscents)
plural nonscents
- countableuncountableAbsence of scent.
He breathed deeply—nonscent. The house had no smell at all except that it smelled clean, almost lemony and crisp.
2012, A. M. Homes, This Book Will Save Your Life1 more example
The rank postparty stench that he had woken up to had been replaced by a sterile hospital nonscent, the faintest chemical whiff.
2017, Chris Vola, Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, page 141
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APA
nonscent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscent
MLA
“nonscent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonscent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscent.
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