SMELL WORD · FRESH AND CLEAN

Clean

A cultural and sensory idea of freshness, order and washed materials.

Spanish (pilot): Limpio · pending native-speaker review

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SMELLS DESCRIBED AS CLEAN39

Smell entry · Type: Cultural / ProductClean Linen

clean · airy · soft · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: StateWet Stone

mineral · cool · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Cultural ExperienceChlorine / Pool

sharp · clean · chemical · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / ExperienceFresh Laundry

clean · soft · airy · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentHotel Lobby

clean · soft

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: MaterialPlastic

synthetic · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Place ExperienceNew Car

clean · synthetic

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceSoap

clean · fresh · soft

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceToothpaste

minty · clean · cool · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Phenomenon / EnvironmentSnow / Cold Air

cold · clean · airy · minimal

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / ExperienceFresh Towels

clean · soft · warm · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceShampoo

clean · cosmetic · fresh · soft

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceBaby Powder

powdery · soft · clean · cosmetic

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentLaundromat

clean · warm · humid · fabric

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentHotel Room

clean · soft · fabric

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentHair Salon

cosmetic · clean · warm

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentHospital Corridor

clean · cool

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentAirplane Cabin

dry · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / ExperienceFresh Milk

dairy · creamy · soft · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / ExperienceYogurt

dairy · creamy · tangy · cool

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentOffice

paper · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentElevator

metallic · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Cultural EnvironmentFreshly Cleaned Room

clean · fresh · airy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceDetergent

clean · fresh · concentrated

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceDish Soap

clean · fresh · citrus

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Cultural ExperienceHand Sanitizer

sharp · volatile · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentPharmacy

clean · paper

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentNew Apartment

clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Domestic ExperienceKitchen Sink

clean · water · metallic

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Domestic / State ExperienceDishwasher Steam

warm · humid · clean · steam

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Textile / ExperienceFresh Bedsheets

clean · soft · fabric · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Textile / State ExperienceIroned Shirt

fabric · warm · dry · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentHotel Bathroom

clean · humid · soap

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Atmospheric ExperienceOpen Window After Rain

fresh · wet · airy · cool

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / ExperiencePencil Shavings

woody · dry · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / Cultural ReferenceCotton

soft · clean · dry · fabric

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Body / ExperienceHair

soft · clean · warm

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentAirport

clean · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / Office ExperiencePrinter Paper

paper · dry · clean

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Clean in SmellBook Learn

Fresh and Clean · Smell Vocabulary word pair

Close words

Easily confused with

Is fresh the same as clean? (SmellBook Learn)

Same family: fresh and clean

All smells in the fresh and clean family

HOW SMELLBOOK USES THIS WORD

SmellBook uses “clean” as descriptive language, not as a precise lab measurement. People can apply the same word differently depending on context and experience.

Often used with clean

Fresh: 15 of 39 entries
Soft: 12 of 39 entries
Fabric: 9 of 39 entries
Dry: 7 of 39 entries
Industrial: 6 of 39 entries
Warm: 6 of 39 entries

Counts of Atlas entries described by both words. They show how SmellBook's entries use the vocabulary, not how people perceive smells, and they change as entries are added. All counts (JSON)

Permanent identifier smellbook:descriptor:clean · This record and its links as data (JSON)

Cite as SmellBook. (2026). Clean (descriptor). SmellBook knowledge graph, dataset release of 2026-11-11. smellbook:descriptor:clean. https://smellbook.com/descriptors/clean

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30; changed in the first of two dataset releases of 2026-10-01 (localized names).