1. Lacking or deficient in the sense of smelling.
2. A word used to describe individuals that cannot smell odors, pleasant or otherwise.
3. A word for nose-blindness that is actually itâs own word. (See nose-blindness)
The word ânuftâ closely follows the grammatical structure of âdeafâ and can be easily declined in like manner.
Deaf - Nuft
Deafer - Nufter
Deafest - Nuftest
Deafness - Nuftness
Deafened - Nuftened (Silent âtâ)
Deafening - Nuftening (Silent âtâ)
If a form of ânuftâ is required that is not listed here, refer to the form of âdeafâ that most closely fits the situation and convert it to ânuft.â If this new form of ânuftâ is difficult to pronounce, the âtâ is likely intended to be silent.
âJohnnyâs practically nuft; he canât hardly smell anything.â
âFargo is WAY nufter than Johnny. He might be the nuftest of us all.â
The nuftening stench hit Bob like a truck.
âI smell.â Said the blind, nuft man to his dumb deaf daughter.
âNuftness is not a joke, Stephen. Iâve been nuft practically my whole life. It all began when I passed by that grouchy green trash puppet named Oscar. Iâve been nuftened ever since.â