SMELL WORD · ANIMAL, MATERIAL AND LIVED-IN

Paper

Paper, print, book and packaging smell directions.

Spanish (pilot): Papel · pending native-speaker review

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SMELLS DESCRIBED AS PAPER14

Smell entry · Type: ExperienceOld Book

paper · dry · woody · dusty

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Object / Material ExperienceNewspaper

paper · dry · inky

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: MaterialCardboard

paper · dry · woody · dusty

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentBookstore

paper · dry · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentLibrary

paper · dry · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentClassroom

paper · woody · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentVintage Clothing Shop

fabric · dry · dusty · aged

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentMuseum

dry · paper

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / Office ExperiencePrinter Paper

paper · dry · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Object / ExperiencePencil Case

dry · plastic

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentOffice

paper · dry

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentPharmacy

clean · paper

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / StateWet Cardboard

damp · paper · earthy · muted

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Object / Personal ExperienceBackpack

fabric · paper · stored

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Close words

Same family: animal, material and lived-in

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HOW SMELLBOOK USES THIS WORD

SmellBook uses “paper” as descriptive language, not as a precise lab measurement. People can apply the same word differently depending on context and experience.

Often used with paper

Dry: 12 of 14 entries
Woody: 5 of 14 entries
Clean: 3 of 14 entries
Stored: 3 of 14 entries
Fabric: 2 of 14 entries
Earthy: 1 of 14 entries

Counts of Atlas entries described by both words. They show how SmellBook's entries use the vocabulary, not how people perceive smells, and they change as entries are added. All counts (JSON)

Permanent identifier smellbook:descriptor:paper · This record and its links as data (JSON)

Cite as SmellBook. (2026). Paper (descriptor). SmellBook knowledge graph, dataset release of 2026-11-11. smellbook:descriptor:paper. https://smellbook.com/descriptors/paper

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30; changed in the first of two dataset releases of 2026-10-01 (localized names).