English

Adjective

smellable ‎(not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• scentable

Translations

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."