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nonscent

nonscent noun: absence of scent.

Noun

nonscent (countable and uncountable, plural nonscents)

  1. Absence 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 Life
    • The rank postparty stench that he had woken up to had been replaced by a sterile hospital nonscent, the faintest chemical whiff.2017, Chris Vola, Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, page 141

Forms of nonscent

pluralnonscents

Origin of nonscent

From non- + scent.

Questions about nonscent

What does nonscent mean?
Nonscent means absence of scent.
What part of speech is nonscent?
Nonscent is a noun.
What is the plural of nonscent?
The plural of nonscent is nonscents.

Words near nonscent in the dictionary

  1. nonscarring
  2. nonscary
  3. nonscattered
  4. nonscene
  5. nonscenes
  6. nonscent
  7. nonscented
  8. nonscents
  9. nonsceptic
  10. nonsceptical
  11. nonsceptics

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