Description Handout: Sensory Vocabulary

Sensory Language SMELL TASTE TOUCH SIGHT (SHAPE) SOUND (LOUD) SOUND (SOFT) acidy acrid aromatic balmy briny burnt damp dank earthy fishy fragrant fresh gaseous heady mildewed mouldy musty odorous perfumed piny pungent putrid rancid reeking rotten savoury scented sharp sickly sour spicy spoiled stagnant sweet alkaline bitter bittersweet bland burnt buttery cheesy crisp fishy fruity gingery hearty hot luscious medicinal mellow oily overripe peppery raw ripe rotten salty sour spicy spoiled sugary sweet tangy unripe vinegary bumpy cold cool crisp damp dry dull elastic fleshy fragile furry fuzzy gritty hairy icy leathery lukewarm mushy oily prickly rubbery sandy satiny sharp silky slippery smooth soft spongy steamy sticky tender tepid thick thin tough velvety warm waxy wet woolly angular branching broken chubby clustered conical crimped crinkled curved cylindrical domed fat flared flat frilled hollow globular hexagonal jutting irregular lumpy oval padded pendulous portly proportional rectangular round rotund ruffled scalloped swollen triangular tubular tufted top-heavy wavy winged wiry bang bark bedlam brawl boom blare boom brawl bray chime clap clamour crash deafening discord disorderly ear-splitting explode grate hush jangle noise pandemonium piercing rowdy racket rumble slam smash speechless squawk stamp stomp swish thud thump thunder tumult yell bleat buzz chime clink crackle faint harmony gurgle hiss hum inaudible melody murmur musical mutter mute patter peep resonance rustle sigh snap swish tinkle twitter whisper zing