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He smelled the flowers in the air.

Meaning: The old man's sense of smell was stimulated by the aromatic blossoms.

Choice of Words: Smelled means to detect odors or scents. Flowers are colorful and fragrant plant parts.

Alternative Expressions

The man detected the floral aroma permeating the atmosphere.

Meaning: This means that the man could smell the flowers that were nearby. It's like saying, The man could smell the sweet smell of flowers in the air.

Choice of Words: Man is a noun that refers to an adult male human. Detected is a verb that means to notice or become aware of something through your senses. Floral aroma means the pleasant smell of flowers. Permeating means to spread throughout something. Atmosphere is the air or gases that surround the Earth. When you put them together, "The man detected the floral aroma permeating the atmosphere" describes an action of a man noticing the flower scent in the air.

His olfactory senses registered the fragrant essence of nearby flora.

Meaning: This means that he could smell the flowers that were nearby. It's like saying, He could smell the sweet smell of flowers in the air.

Choice of Words: Olfactory senses are the senses that allow you to smell. Registered means to notice or become aware of something. Fragrant essence means the pleasant smell of something. Nearby flora means the flowers that were close to him. When you put them together, "His olfactory senses registered the fragrant essence of nearby flora" describes an action of his sense of smell detecting the flower scent.

Related Expressions

The air was fresh and smelled like flowers.
She smelled the flowers in the garden, their fragrance filling the air.
The air smelled sweet with flowers.
The flowers in the garden smelled sweet.
He smelled the sweet flowers in the garden.
She smelled the sweet fragrance of the flowers.
She smelled the fragrant flowers.
Flowers bloomed garden smelled nice.
The flowers smelled so sweet.
Air smelled fresh and clean.