Perceived or detected something through your nose using your sense of smell.
Origin uncertain, possibly related to Old Norse 'smeltr' meaning to melt or fuse. Some etymologists connect it to breathing smoke, since smoke is smelled. The word entered English in the 1600s.
Smell is our most primitive sense connected directly to memory and emotion—that's why a single smell can instantly transport you back decades, something vision can't do nearly as powerfully!
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