Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anosmia

/æˈnɑːzmiːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: anos-mia
IPA: /æˈnɑːzmiːə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The survey also showed that odor blindness—known as specific anosmia—to androstenone and Galaxolide are related. For the 1.3 percent of readers unable to smell any two odors, these two scents were paired with overwhelming frequency (92 percent). This result is new; in connecting these two specific anosmias, we may discover more about each."
"Often accompanied by an inability to taste, anosmia occurs abruptly and dramatically in these patients, almost as if a switch had been flipped."

Etymology

From New Latin anosmia, equivalent to an- + -osmi.

Word Breakdown

Root: anosmia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æˈnɑːzmiːə/
British English: /æˈnɒzmiə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anosmias (plural)

Derived Forms

anosmic

Frequently Paired Words

hyperosmia hyposmia parosmia ageusia blindness deafness

Synonyms

nose blindness smell blindness

Questions

How do you pronounce anosmia?: The recorded pronunciation is /æˈnɑːzmiːə/.
What does anosmia mean?: Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.
Where does anosmia come from?: From New Latin anosmia, equivalent to an- + -osmi.

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