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smell meaning in Tamil

வாசனை vācaṉai

UK/smɛl/

smell in Tamil: வாசனை (vācaṉai), மணம் (maṇam), நாற்றம் (nāṟṟam). In English, smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

Tamil words for smell

sensation
வாசனை vācaṉai, மணம் maṇam, நாற்றம் nāṟṟam

English meaning of smell

  1. noun A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
  2. noun The sense that detects odours.
  3. noun A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
  4. verb To sense a smell or smells.

Full definition of smell

smell in a sentence

  • I love the smell of fresh bread.
  • I can smell fresh bread.
  • Smell the milk and tell me whether it's gone off.

Synonyms of smell

All synonyms of smell

smell in other languages

Questions about smell in Tamil

What is the meaning of smell in Tamil?
Smell in Tamil is வாசனை (vācaṉai), மணம் (maṇam), நாற்றம் (nāṟṟam).
smell என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Smell: வாசனை (vācaṉai), மணம் (maṇam), நாற்றம் (nāṟṟam).
What does smell mean in English?
Smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

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