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anosmic
- /æˈnɒzmɪk/ UK
adjective more anosmic · most anosmic
- Having anosmia; lacking a sense of smell. He had an anosmic patient who was very fond of the bouquet of moselle. […] One gentleman fell from his horse, fractured the ethmoid bone, and became anosmic.
- Lacking olfactory organs; anosmatic. The whales, porpoises and seals have however a reason that man does not possess for being anosmic. For they, in common with all the living world of earth and air, left the sea millions of years ago and, as they developed lungs with which to breathe, so did they modify their organs of smell to receiv
Similar: anosmatic · Opposite: hyperosmic, macrosmatic, normosmic, osmatic
noun anosmics
- A person with anosmia; a person lacking a sense of smell. A person who has lost the sense of smell (an anosmic) is deprived of more than pleasurable sensations, for it has been argued that as the environment becomes more polluted what the nose knows may have to be taken seriously[…].
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adjective
Similar: anosmatic · Opposite: hyperosmic, macrosmatic, normosmic, osmatic
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Talk about this word "anosmic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anosmic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anosmic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anosmic "anosmic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anosmic.Cite this
@misc{anosmic_2026,
title = {anosmic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anosmic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
