SMELL WORD · WOOD, EARTH AND STONE

Woody

Dry grain, timber, pencil-shaving or forest-like character.

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

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SMELLS DESCRIBED AS WOODY34

Smell entry · Type: SourceCedar

woody · dry · warm · resinous

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: ExperienceOld Book

paper · dry · woody · dusty

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: SourcePine Needles

green · resinous · woody · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Phenomenon / ExperienceWood Smoke

smoky · dry · warm · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentPine Forest

green · resinous · woody · earthy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentLibrary

paper · dry · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Phenomenon ExperienceCampfire

smoky · warm · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Cultural ExperienceChurch Incense

resinous · smoky · warm

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

woody · dry · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / StateFresh Wood

woody · fresh · dry · resinous

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentFireplace

smoky · warm · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / MaterialPine Resin

resinous · green · woody · sharp

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / SourceOak Wood

woody · dry · warm

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: MaterialCork

dry · woody · earthy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / StateDry Leaves

dry · leafy · papery · earthy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / StateWet Forest

damp · earthy · green · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Cultural EnvironmentOld Church

woody · waxy · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / HerbRosemary

herbal · resinous · green · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / HerbSage

herbal · dry · green · earthy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / HerbThyme

herbal · green · dry · savory

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentOld Attic

dusty · dry · woody · stored

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / SpiceClove

spicy · warm · sweet · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / SpiceNutmeg

spicy · warm · dry · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / SpiceBlack Pepper

spicy · pungent · dry · warm

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentWoodshop

woody · dry · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentOld Basement

damp · dusty · cool · stored

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: SourceCinnamon

spicy · warm · sweet · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentBookstore

paper · dry · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: MaterialCardboard

paper · dry · woody · dusty

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentClassroom

paper · woody · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / ProductMaple Syrup

sweet · warm · caramelized · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Animal EnvironmentStable

hay · animalic · woody · earthy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Product / Material ExperienceNew Furniture

woody · fabric

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / Retail EnvironmentHardware Store

industrial · woody

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Woody in SmellBook Learn

Woody and Smoky · Smell Vocabulary word pair
Resinous and Woody · Smell Vocabulary word pair

Close words

Easily confused with

When does woody become smoky? (SmellBook Learn)
When is woody also resinous? (SmellBook Learn)

Same family: wood, earth and stone

All smells in the wood, earth and stone family

HOW SMELLBOOK USES THIS WORD

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

Often used with woody

Dry: 24 of 34 entries
Warm: 12 of 34 entries
Green: 7 of 34 entries
Resinous: 7 of 34 entries
Earthy: 6 of 34 entries
Paper: 5 of 34 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:woody · This record and its links as data (JSON)

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

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30.