English Explanatory Dictionary

bibliosmia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The pleasant smell and aroma of a new (or any) book, caused by the gradual chemical breakdown of the compounds used within the paper.

Word forms

bibliosmia

Etymology

From biblio- (“book”) + -osmia (“smell”). Coined on 24 February 2014 by English lecturer and author Oliver Tearle in a now-deleted tweet, originally as “the act of smelling books”.

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