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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 tangy5
  1. VinegarA sharp, sour and penetrating smell associated with acidic foods, pickling and household cleaning.Shares all your qualities: tangy
  2. YogurtA cool cultured-dairy smell with creamy, tangy and lightly sour associations.Shares all your qualities: tangy
  3. Grapefruit PeelA bright citrus peel smell with bitter, sharp and slightly aromatic character.Shares all your qualities: tangy
  4. PineappleA vivid tropical fruit smell with juicy, sweet, tart and slightly green character.Shares all your qualities: tangy
  5. LemonadeA bright sweet-sour citrus drink smell associated with lemon, sugar, water and summer refreshment.Shares all your qualities: tangy

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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.