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FIND A SMELL

I don’t know the word for this smell.

Pick what kind of thing it is and a few qualities you notice. SmellBook shows the entries that share the most of them, and which ones matched.

Entries sharing airy7
  1. Sea AirA breezy coastal impression combining salt, humidity, mineral surfaces and open air.Shares all your qualities: airy
  2. Clean LinenA culturally familiar idea of freshness linked to washed fabric, air and cleanliness.Shares all your qualities: airy
  3. Fresh LaundryA washed-fabric experience shaped by detergent, water, drying method and cultural ideas of cleanliness.Shares all your qualities: airy
  4. Snow / Cold AirA very cool, clean and sparse outdoor smell experience associated with snow and cold air.Shares all your qualities: airy
  5. Ocean SprayA sharp coastal air experience associated with breaking waves, salt mist and windy shoreline conditions.Shares all your qualities: airy
  6. Freshly Cleaned RoomA recently cleaned interior smell combining aired surfaces, cleaning products, fabric and culturally learned freshness cues.Shares all your qualities: airy
  7. Open Window After RainA cool indoor-outdoor transition where wet air, room materials and fresh ventilation meet after rainfall.Shares all your qualities: airy

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HOW THIS WORKS

Entries are listed by how many of your chosen qualities they share, most first; entries that share the same number keep their Atlas order. An entry has a quality when the word is in its description or the entry is listed under the SmellBook word of that name. Only entries sharing at least one quality are shown. There is no hidden scoring, ranking weight or personal data.

The qualities are everyday smell words. Those with their own page explain what SmellBook means by them: warm, cool, dry, soft, sweet, creamy, fruity, tropical and more smell words.