smellable

English

Etymology

smell +‎ -able

Adjective

smellable (not comparable)

1. (possibly nonstandard) That can be detected by smell.

Synonyms

• scentable

Translations

that can be detected by smell

• German: riechbar
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

References

• 2007, Günter Radden, René Dirven, 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."