odorlessness

odorlessness
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
Lack of smell
Nouns
1. odorlessness, inodorousness, scentlessness; deodorization, disinfection, purification, fumigation.
2. deodorizer, [stick, roll-on, or spray] deodorant, disinfectant; antiperspirant; fumigant; chlorophyll; mouth freshener, mouthwash.
Verbs — deodorize, fumigate, air, ventilate.
Adjectives — odorless, inodorous, scentless, unscented; deodorized.
Quotations — Of nothing — in the U. S. —are you allowed to get the real odor or savor. Everything is sterilized and wrapped in cellophane (Henry Miller).
Antonyms, see odor, malodorousness.

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