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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 resinous7
  1. CedarA dry, warm woody direction with pencil-shaving and forest associations.Shares all your qualities: resinous
  2. Pine NeedlesGreen, resinous and dry forest character associated with crushed or warmed pine needles.Shares all your qualities: resinous
  3. Pine ForestA forest environment combining resinous needles, wood, soil, cool air and seasonal moisture.Shares all your qualities: resinous
  4. Church IncenseA resinous smoky ritual smell associated with incense, wood, textiles and sacred interiors in some traditions.Shares all your qualities: resinous
  5. Fresh WoodA newly cut or worked wood smell with dry grain, resinous freshness and workshop associations.Shares all your qualities: resinous
  6. Pine ResinA sticky aromatic tree-resin smell with green, woody and sharp forest character.Shares all your qualities: resinous
  7. RosemaryA strong aromatic herb smell with resinous, green and dry Mediterranean character.Shares all your qualities: resinous

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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.