Meanings
- not comparablerelationalConcerning the sense of smell.
olfactory receptor
4 more examples
olfactory perception
Dogs possess a highly developed olfactory system.
The disease can impair olfactory function.
I see the field, and this experience is the visual parallel of hearing a bird (an auditory experience), touching a glass (a tactual experience), smelling roses (an olfactory experience), and tasting mint (a gustatory experience).
2011, Robert Audi, Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, 3rd edition, New York; London: Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 17
plural olfactories
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of olfactory organ.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to olfaction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinolfactōrius
- Englisholfactory
Learned borrowing from Latin olfactōrius.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обонятелен
- обонятелен (obonjatelen)concerning the sense of smell
Catalan olfactiu, olfactori
- olfactiuconcerning the sense of smell
- olfactoriconcerning the sense of smell
Chinese Mandarin 嗅的
- 嗅的 (xiùde)concerning the sense of smell
Czech čichový
- čichovýconcerning the sense of smell
Dutch olfactorisch
- olfactorischconcerning the sense of smell
Finnish haju-, olfaktorinen
- haju-concerning the sense of smell
- olfaktorinenconcerning the sense of smell
French olfactif
- olfactifconcerning the sense of smell
German geruchlich, olfaktorisch
- geruchlichconcerning the sense of smell
- olfaktorischconcerning the sense of smell
Greek οσφρητικός
- οσφρητικός (osfritikós)concerning the sense of smell
Hungarian szaglószervi, szagló-
- szaglószerviconcerning the sense of smell
- szagló-concerning the sense of smell
Indonesian olfaktori, olfaktoris
- olfaktoriconcerning the sense of smell
- olfaktorisconcerning the sense of smell
Italian olfattorio, olfattivo
- olfattorioconcerning the sense of smell
- olfattivoconcerning the sense of smell
Latin olfactorius, olfactivus
- olfactoriusconcerning the sense of smell
- olfactivusconcerning the sense of smell
Malay penghiduan, olfaksi
- penghiduanconcerning the sense of smell
- olfaksiconcerning the sense of smell
- olfaktoriconcerning the sense of smell
Polish węchowy
- węchowyconcerning the sense of smell
Portuguese olfactório, olfatório
- olfactórioconcerning the sense of smell
- olfatórioconcerning the sense of smell
- olfativoconcerning the sense of smell
Russian обоня́тельный
- обоня́тельный (obonjátelʹnyj)concerning the sense of smell
Spanish olfativo, olfatorio
- olfativoconcerning the sense of smell
- olfatorioconcerning the sense of smell
Swedish luktsinnes-
- luktsinnes-concerning the sense of smell
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with olfactory
Cite this entry
olfactory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olfactory
“olfactory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olfactory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olfactory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olfactory.
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