Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nose blind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: nose blind
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking the sense of smell.

adj

Unable to detect particular odours and smells, usually due to familiarity with or prolonged exposure to them.

Example Sentences

"They had no trouble fleeing, and seemed adequate in their care and preparations, but gods, they made a racket and left a trail a noseblind hound could follow."
"Gradually, the salty smell abated, or perhaps they had just become nose-blind to it."
"Chaco looked at her, affronted. “I already know which car is his,” he whispered. “I'm not nose-blind, you know.” “I never took you for nose-blind, whatever that is,” she said, rummaging in her car for the water."
"I had just been getting to the point where I no longer noticed the rotting smell, whether it was because the smell was going away or I had just become nose-blind to it I wasn't certain, but this was a fresh smell, recent."

Etymology

From nose + blind.

Inflected Forms

more nose blind (comparative) most nose blind (superlative) nose-blind (alternative) noseblind (alternative)

Phrases

nose blindness

Frequently Paired Words

nose blindness anosmia

Questions

What does nose blind mean?: Lacking the sense of smell.
Where does nose blind come from?: From nose + blind.

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