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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 wet11
  1. RainCool air, wet surfaces and the mineral-earthy atmosphere associated with rainfall.Shares all your qualities: wet
  2. Asphalt After RainWarm urban pavement shifting into wet mineral, dark and slightly oily atmospheric character after rain.Shares all your qualities: wet
  3. Garden After RainWet leaves, soil, flowers and cool air combining into a vivid post-rain garden atmosphere.Shares all your qualities: wet
  4. PetrichorThe earthy, mineral-rich smell experience associated with rain arriving after a dry period.Shares all your qualities: wet
  5. Fresh ConcreteA cool mineral construction smell associated with newly poured concrete, moisture and building sites.Shares all your qualities: wet
  6. Rain on ConcreteA cool wet mineral smell where rainfall meets urban concrete and dust.Shares all your qualities: wet
  7. Rainy Bus StopA wet urban roadside atmosphere combining rain, pavement, metal shelter, traffic and damp air.Shares all your qualities: wet
  8. Rainy ParkA wet urban-green environment combining rain, soil, grass, trees, paths and cool open air.Shares all your qualities: wet
  9. RaincoatA weather-worn clothing smell combining waterproof material, rain, cool air and stored textile context.Shares all your qualities: wet
  10. Umbrella After RainA cool wet object smell combining rainwater, fabric, metal and enclosed drying spaces.Shares all your qualities: wet
  11. Open Window After RainA cool indoor-outdoor transition where wet air, room materials and fresh ventilation meet after rainfall.Shares all your qualities: wet

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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.