smellable

English

Etymology

From smell +‎ -able.

Adjective

smellable (not comparable)

1. Capable of, or suitable for, being smelled.

Synonyms

• scentable

Translations

that can be detected by smell

• German: riechbar

References

• Günter Radden, René Dirven (2007) Cognitive English grammar, page 284: “Conversion predicates of perception tend to be coded as adjectives: visible, audible, palpable and tangible, but English lacks adjectives such as *smellable and *tastable for something that can be smelled or tasted.”