Scent and Trace

Scent

Scent noun - A sweet or pleasant smell.

Trace is a synonym for scent in hint topic. In some cases you can use "Trace" instead a noun "Scent".

Nearby Words: scented, scentless, scenting

Trace

Trace noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.
Usage example: the wolf came and went without leaving a trace on the hard, dry ground

Scent is a synonym for trace. Sometimes you can use "Scent" instead a noun "Trace".

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

How words are described

faint faint scent faint trace
particular particular scent particular trace
original original scent original trace
large large scent large trace
Other adjectives: psychic, unique, few, lingering.

Both words in one sentence

  • Kanna from InuYasha most certainly fits this trope, as she was created to be emotionless so that she would be undetectable by any trace of Demonic Energy or Scent.
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