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anosmatic

/ˌænɒzˈmætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anos-ma-tic
IPA
/ˌænɒzˈmætɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.

Etymology

From French anosmatique (“anosmatic”), coined by French anthropologist, anatomist and physician Pierre Paul Broca (1824–1880) in Revue d’Anthropologie (2nd Series), volume II, page 398); analysable as an- + osmatic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌænɒzˈmætɪk/

Inflected Forms

more anosmatic (comparative) most anosmatic (superlative)

Synonyms

anosmic

Questions

How do you pronounce anosmatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænɒzˈmætɪk/.
What does anosmatic mean?
Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
Where does anosmatic come from?
It is traced to French.

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