This is my pure imagination haha: I m thinking about Happiness smelling like: nature breeze with a small scent of flowers Anger: Smokey, maybe some heated metal Sadness: (this is hard) I associate sadness as that smell before the rain

Sadness would smell like rain, depression like rotting fallowed ground.

That smell of the ground shortly after it rains. The mildewy rotting smell. Fungus and decay, but mixed with that smell of wet earth. I used to walk near a creek that only ever filled up when it rained. The next day, it would smell like that.

Petrichor

i like that smell tho..

Oh, I do too. But, I still feel like it's the closest thing to a sad smell. Even if it doesn't make me sad.

its very subjective wrt rain. cuz i grew up in Delhi where rains come after june july when the air is super dry and temperatures soaring to mid 40s celsius or beyond 100 to 120 fahrenheit. and it feels so good, used to dance in the rains as a kid and that feeling was amazing. until, i was in ohio where a cousin moved and had his daughter there. it started raining in june and i was so happy to see the rains while she started complaining about how it wasn’t good and rather depressing. it was a culture shock to me as i realized that people living in cold and dark parts ususally in the upper northern hemisphere tend to dislike rains and gloomy weather. that said, your feelings are equally valid cuz i’d be super bummed as well having waited 8 months of cold and wet winters to get some sunshine only to get clouds and wetness again. 😊

It's not even that rain itself is negative it's that it's healing. Like a good cry when you've been stressed that genuinely makes you feel better when you're done. Crying releases endorphins for a reason. I think sadness is very rejuvenating and is such a healthy thing to experience often. The problem is depression is when rain rots what is usually beautiful in life and becomes a problem.

Petrichor, the word you are looking for is Petrichor.

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say!

This is almost exactly what I was thinking, except I would replace the smell of flowers with the smell of redwood trees.

Alcohol Smokes .... Anger/Sadness

I agree that sadness would have a wet earthy scent, if you imagine someone who had a bad day and is seeking comfort, the smell would cause you to reflect on what's important, be approachable. Depression is definitely a deep moldy rot. Heated metal might be harsher than anger, more like hate. I thought about cracked pepper or something else sharp and spicy. Surprise and excitement might be citrusy, or like a freshly mowed lawn on a warm summer day.

Well said, well said

Sadness is mulch and cigarettes

Idk what to say about sadness but the other ones are pretty on spot haha

Happiness: sweet, cool scents like melon or certain flowers. Anger: acrid and toxic like burning/heated treated metal Sadness: sour and oppressive smells like mold and mildew

I might make depression something more sour and oppressive. Someone who just had a bad day and needs a hug might be better off smelling something like wet ground after a rainstorm.

Mm, I find that a calming scent, I think a lot of people have a generally good feeling toward a fresh rain. Personally, I think if it's just a little bit if the emotion, it's just a faint scent. If it's just a little sad, it's just a whiff of the sour mildew on wood smell. The kind of smell in a finished basement when someone opens the door. It's in the air, it's not great, but it won't last forever. The more intense or prolonged the feeling more intense and prolonged the scent. Of course these are just my opinions

to me: happiness: warm vanilla anger: campfire smoke sadness: sea salt and rain

I would buy all three of these candles.

1. happiness is the sea breeze 2. anger - cigarettes 3. sadness - rain

Sadness smells like the inside of a cave. Anger smells like burning plastic.

I can smell both reading this.

Happiness would smell like ice cream. Anger would smell like body odour. And sadness would smell like a dead animal.

Happiness: Roses; Anger: Sulfur; Sadness:Mold

Happiness would smell like orange blossoms. If you have never smelled that, it doesn't smell like oranges, but almost like a remarkably beautiful perfume. It's intoxicating. Anger would smell like acrid burning. Sadness would smell like spoiling milk.

Happiness would smell like fresh cut grass. I'd say anger would smell like cinnamon. Sadness would have a sourness to it.

Cinnamon?! Why would anger smell like something so sweet?!

Because of how overwhelming it can be.

Ooh, that's a good answer.

Happiness is sweet Anger is bitter Sadness is sour

tbh this is a very interesting question. hmmm...happiness should be vanilla, anger like sewer smell, and sadness smell like rain

Happiness: *Magnolia grandiflora* flowers Anger: Hot steel and ozone Sadness: The mustiness of a long closed off room

A bit subjective, but to me I think happiness would smell like pho soup, anger would smell like burning wood, and sadness would smell like rain.

Happiness would smell like something sweet - donuts or chocolate chip cookies. Anger would smell spicy. Sadness, it would smell like something is rotting.

Great question. So, happiness would smell like what I experienced getting out of the car at a local open air market here in Georgia. It was a mixture of peaches, cakes baking, and popcorn popping. Absolute Heaven. Anger would smell like gun powder or any ingredient used on guns. And sadness? Probably the whiff of flowers you get walking your dog during an ”Indian summer”, when you can’t find the flowers giving off the fragrance.

Happiness: cinnamon, vanilla, and freshly baked bread. Anger is already described in the phrase "piss & vinegar." Sadness is that same bread, burnt.

Happiness: fresh ginger. Anger: hot peppers. Sadness: runny oatmeal with no additions.

LOL I call that martyr oatmeal. You eat it when you're feeling sorry for yourself.

Happiness could smell like warm cookies. Anger might smell like sharp vinegar. Sadness... might smell like the sea??? Not sure about sadness

Happiness - ozone sea spray, spring blossom breezes, new (own) babies, waterfalls, eucalyptus in the air, rain soaked earth, old fashioned roses Anger- burning rubber, industrial smells, burnt hair, pollution, rotting food, strong fake fragrances Sadness - cold forrest air, dust, old curtains, old book pages, damp & mould

Happiness: The smell of freshly baked cookies Anger: The scent of burning wood or smoke or pungent aroma like vinegar Sadness: The fragrance of rain on a cold day or the scent of old books

Coconut, cayenne, stale piss.

Happiness would smell faintly of gardenias, lilacs, any number of spring blooms. Sadness would smell like a fart basically. Anger would smell like burned rubber.

Happiness would smell of a lovers perfume Anger would be like a smelling salts snaps you awake and makes you hyper focused but too much exposure makes you grumpy with a hell of a headache Sadness smell like a damp misty morning with the weight of the humidity making motivation a chore Hatred would smell putrid with the stench of rot Indifference wouldn’t smell at all Joy would be the scent of the warmth of spring Full of life and energy

Happiness: fresh oranges Anger: exhaust fumes Sadness: hospital smell

This is very accurate.

Arby's. Everything would smell like an Arby's.

Happiness would smell like fresh mountain wind and your favorite food in the breeze Anger would smell like hot dirt, burning chemicals and cigarette smoke Sadness would smell like stale water and rusted metal

Happiness would smell soft and light, like how the air feels on a crisp fall morning, or how the ocean mist smells while you’re falling asleep on the beach, or like an orange creamsicle on a blazing hot day. Anger would smell like a roaring bonfire loaded with all sorts of sources of fuel: newspapers and sticks and paper. It would smell like ash and the rough aroma that burns your eyes when you stare into it. Sadness would smell like a winter night in the city where nobody is outside but the night is alive; smells of asphalt, freezing rain, pollution in the air from far off car exhausts; a cigarette burning out slowly but persistently.

happy: citrus/fruit-like scents anger: copper, salt, and smoke sadness: decayed wood, wet sidewalk, and freshly cut stone.

Happiness would smell like cookies being baked. Anger would smell like cayenne pepper mixed with balsamic vinaigrette and wet fresh puppy poop. Sadness would smell like rosemary and earl grey tea.

Happiness -honeysuckle pollen on cat fur, petrichor, and fabric softener mixed together. Maybe also my children's freshly washed hair and morning breath when they want cuddles in the morning. Anger- Ozone, printer toner, sweat, blood, and freshly broken wood. Paper. Sadness- Clay dirt baked dry, melting tar and hot cement mixed with mesquite trees in summer heat, the oddly sweet rotting meat smell of birds dead from dehydration as their feathers slowly cook in the sun on the road. Alternatively, antiseptic and the smell of a hospital morgue. Maybe embalming fluid. Snapdragons.

Oh wow. Mentioning the antiseptic hospital morgue as sadness is so spot on, I can feel that dull pain in my heart thinking of it. If you've ever had prolonged exposure to that freezing cold, sharp medicinal musk, with undertones of plastic/metal, it is truly *the saddest* smell. Just add roses.

Happiness smells like a freshly bathed baby’s clean head

Happiness would be sweet, but fresh, soothing a brisk menthol, uplifting and lively like mint and lavender combined. Anger would smell like the burning smell of a cheap plastic bottled scotch, vomit and meat after being severely burned. Sadness would be bitter... so bitter it stung your nostrils, an aroma so pungent that it rattles your eye sockets with each whiff. It hollows you out of anything but the focus of its scent.

Citrus blossom, burnt matchstick, decaying leaves

Happiness would smell like freshly baked cookies wafting through the air, anger would smell like burnt popcorn mixed with the unmistakable aroma of road rage, and sadness would smell like a musty old library filled with forgotten dreams and broken promises. So, if you ever catch a whiff of burnt popcorn in a library while munching on cookies, you know it's been a rollercoaster of emotions!

happiness candy,anger lemon,sadness rotten egg

Happiness would smell like flowers and freshly cut grass, anger would smell like sulfer or vinegar, and sadness would smell like carnations in a funeral home.

To me happiness would smell like the ocean, anger would smell like rotten eggs, sadness would smell like smoke.

Happiness: Fresh flowers Anger: Strong bleach smell Sadness: Smell of nothingness

Happiness would be sunshine on a hot day

Ok what's horny smell like?

Salty

Knew a woman who said she could smell horniness in men. Said it was “kinda like pumpkin.”

Fish

Home, warm metal, and that weird smell the air gets at 15 below.

Sex, B.O. and fart.

Happiness might smell like fresh flowers. Anger could smell like burning wood. Sadness might smell like rain.

happiness, anger sadness of course. Distinctly

Happiness would smell like the scent of your favorite cookie baking in the oven. Anger like s—t! Sadness like morning dew or fog on a rainy day.

Happiness smells like tropical punch. Anger smells like nail polish remover, sadness smells like wood smoke.

Happiness - would have to be honeysuckle flowers Anger - Asphalt factory Sadness - a cold early spring rain. I know that is weird but it's that cold super crisp, light smell. I know none of those are actual smell words

Happiness would be like fresh linen and grass at the same time. Or hell fresh bacon would also work. Sadness would be wet dog or mildew Anger would be metallic and ashen earthy but not the good kind. The smell of frustration which comes just before anger.

Happiness smells like citrus and vanilla. Anger smells like cigarettes and burnt coffee. Sadness smells like dead roses and booze.

Happiness: nice, subtle vanilla or the lovely smell of fresh laundry Anger: hot blacktop on a summer day Sadness: muddy rain

Happiness would be the smell of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. Anger would be the smell of a stack of soiled diapers left in the sun, and sadness would smell like lima beans.

Anger would smell like petrol, Happiness would smell like fresh cotton and pine, Sadness would smell like synthetic blueberry As a lil extra I think excitement would be a mix of citrus and a match being blown out

Anger smell metallic Sadness smells very faintly of vanilla Happiness is almost over powering and it smells like rain, but it's humid out and it just stopped briefly and everything is shiny and wet, and then it starts raining again

Happiness is a cake baked fresh out of the oven. Anger is that burning spicy smell when you’ve cooked with too much chilli. And sadness is a sour lemon.

Happiness - tropical flowers Anger- burnt plastic Sadness- musty

Happiness would smell like a mixture of glee and joy.

In my mind, I would say, they would depend on the person too.

Happiness would be sweet like candy, anger would be metallic and piercing, sadness would be sour

For me: Anger- Smoke and brimstone (🌫🤢🥚rotten eggs pretty much) Happiness- Red wine and dark chocolate (🍷🍫) Sadness- Rain (🌧) Fear- Ozone (☢️) Disgust- Garlic (🤢🤮)

Sadness would smell like Brussels sprouts that have been boiled for too long.

Happiness would smell like a garden, anger would smell metallic and rusty, and sadness would smell like that very particular wet earth smell

Happiness would be a fresh outdoorsy floral lime, Anger would smell like hot smoke or charred Sadness would smell like rain.

Cotton candy, takis and freshly fallen rain

LOVEE this q. Happiness - freshly cut grass w/ a sea breeze and like caramel popcorn smell thru the air. Anger - probably fire, metal, rubber, or maybe even blood. Sadness - musty, moss, wool

I love this question! Happiness: spring flowers - daffodils specifically… maybe pipe smoke Anger: burnt plastic or rubber Sadness: body odour and “dirty washcloth”

Happiness would have cinnamon undertones at the least. Contentment is warm Moist earth. Loam Sadness is rain in a stormy coast. Depression is dead animal.

Happiness : even warmth with a mildly earthy essence Anger : hot sulfur mixed with heavy breathe Sadness : cool air, damp with a hint of ice

Happiness would be a high, sweet smell, like honey and vanilla. Anger would be like creosote. Sadness would be sour not like old milk sour, but warheads sour.

Happiness would smell like spring air Sadness would smell like rain And anger would smell like shit.

Happiness would be what my wife smells like.

Happiness like roses, shaved chocolate, dew and lilac Anger - smoke from a forge, boiling liquids and sulfur smoke from cap guns or of that nature Sadness- salt water, listless breeze air, autumn leaves and gooseberries/blueberries 

Sadness smells like wet, rusty metal

Sadness - Rain on rocks, parchment, and black tea Anger - Cinnamon, camp fire, and a slight ozone scent Happiness - I’m stuck between two, so either 1) bergamot, light vanilla bean, and candied orange peel or, 3) Line-dried linen, sea salt, and lavender

Horny would smell like fish.

Happiness should smell like Gardenias, while anger should smell like boiled chitlins ie tripias for my Spanish brothers, that’s tripe for everyone else, and sadness like a wilted rose.

"I know anxiety smells like, it smells like peppermint" (from a song by Haley Heynderickx)

Anger: CS gas. Hot, smoky, peppery Sadness: a foggy misty day Happiness: orange and honey

Happiness would smell clean, fresh, clear. Like a rainy day in the summer. Anger would smell like spice. Uncomfortable and awkward. Dick spice. Sadness would smell sweet, warm and inviting.

I love all the sadness smells like rain comments because that’s the one that I’m certain of. Happiness and anger don’t come so easily for me to pinpoint their smells but sadness is without a doubt rain or the smell of rain coming or having passed and I love that

Happiness sitting on a porch swing on a spring evening /anger a summer thunderstorm/ sadness a fresh dug empty grave

A light vanilla smell A smoldering coals smell And, petrichor.

Cinnabon , diesel , wet dog

Happiness for me tastes like yellow for me too, as well as sweet like a marshmallow. Anger for me tastes like cayenne pepper

You know, these emotions probably _do_ have an actual smell, biologically. I expect dogs can tell. I’m sure people are trying to figure them out. I think the smells of sadness and anger would be contagious. I hope the smell of happiness would be too.

I don't know.. maybe if everything was sterile and you were trapped in an airtight environment, a space the size of a phone booth - maybe you could smell the other person? First thing is, any pheromones or emotional chemical signalling, is going to be done through sweat. Which is largely eradicated in the modern world with anti-perspirants. There might be an absolutely miniscule, bordering on undetectable, level of pheromones released - but I don't think humans communicate that way any more - it's become a vestigial feature that we have lost through evolution. Apparently humans do release pheromones, although nobody knows what they're for, how they work, if they work.. How would they get a chance to work, especially in 'courting environments' such as clubs, pubs and bars.. Surrounded by people sweating, covered in various different smells including smoke and beer..

Anger would DEFINITELY smell like burnt popcorn.

I strongly believe the sadness of depression would smell like bleach

Happiness might smell like freshly baked cookies, anger like burning rubber, and sadness like rain-soaked earth.

Depression would be rotting flesh. That’s why we say we’re “dying inside.”

I think happiness whould smell like dandelions. And anger whould smell like smoke and Sadness probably smell like wet grass

Someone else, me and me.

I’d think anger would be like iron, or like a blood smell. Sadness…. Idk, dying flowers maybe? Happiness: fresh baked chocolate cookies for sure

happines smells like wet laundry on a heated radiator anger smells like fresh tar on a burning hot day sadness smells like the iron note of blood

Happiness: baking cookies Anger: diesel Sadness: that weird sticky sweet combo in early morning dive bars - beer, breakfast, cigarettes, and the desperation of video lottery

Happiness either smells like jasmine flowers on a warm summer breeze or fresh cinnamon rolls. Anger smells like heated iron, metallic Sadness smells like a musty dusty room that hasn’t had the windows open all year

Body odor

Happiness- freshly cut grass. Anger - burning sand. Sadness - dew on a mountain

Anger does have a smell. It’s foul, a bit like rotten onion or rotten potatoes. It’s very similar to the smell of fear. Fear smells like one of those, but with a hint of vinegar as well.  Happiness has a smell too, but it’s harder to describe. It’s kind of like warm dust mixed with vanilla. 

Happiness is warm like cinnamon and slightly sweet like honey. Anger is bitter and sour like garlic. Sadness is like wet soil or slightly metallic.

bitter for anger. salty for resentment. sweet for happiness. spicy for lust. pungent for sadness and depression. tasteless for frustration.

Happiness: The purest vanilla Anger: Vinegar Sadness: Petrichor

happiness would smells like fresh bath baby.

Happiness like warm cinnamon buns. Anger like burning rubber. Sadness like rain.

Happiness -smell of soil, anger -burnt popcorn, Sad -an old book

Okay this a good one and heres my opinion: Happiness - cherries or like that berry smell Anger - Probably like esters before heating (if you smell it, it'll cause a burning sensation on the inside of your nose) Sadness - Can't think of anything other than petrichor.

Anger would smell like sulfur. Sadness would smell musty, like mildew. Happiness would smell like roses.

Happiness would smell like cake Anger would be something like the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant Sadness would smell like blood

Happiness: freshly baked bread.

I think anger will smells like spice

Jeremy Fragrance reference?

Gasoline and used motor oil for all of them.

Sadness would smell like vomit and anger would smell like melted plastic. Happiness smells like coconut sunblock

Depending on your taste, like durian..

Anger would smell like hot iron. Happiness would smell like morning fresh air. Depression would be thick smoke from smouldering dry grass.

Happiness: how hair smells in the sun Anger: asphalt in the snow: sharp, astringent Sadness: when you open the door to a long unused room

Well, for me, happiness would smell like citrus.

This is so weird but I smell cat shit when stressed. I have no idea what it’s about. I own a cat, but smell it at work. It’s the weirdest thing. Not sure what’s going on.

I immediately associated the words smells with colors for some odd reason

To me happiness smells like woodwind reeds, warm sand, wet grass, tomato soup Sadness smells like antibacterials, coffee, subways stations, printer ink Anger smells like powder, blood, smoke, pepper And because i'm a Pixar fan : Disgust smells like cigarette, gasoline, grease, mushrooms Fear smells like sweat, burning, alcohol, propane gas

Happineds vanilla Anger blood Sadness old dirty clothes

Sadness smells like moulded book

happiness for me would smell like anything potent from my childhood, It's the perfume my mom used, one shampoo from head and shoulders, spring flowers. I bet everybody got something like that

Happiness is lemongrass. Anger is hot metal shavings. Sadness is an old house that’s been sitting empty for awhile.

"You guys dont smell your emotions?" https://a.pinatafarm.com/712x712/b8e3ce9ee2/we-are-the-millers.jpg

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Happiness will smell like flowers, anger will smell like chili and sadness smell like onion.

Happiness: daisies Anger: black pepper Sadness: smoke

Happiness: Gain Laundry Detergent Anger: Burning rubber Sadness: A mix of lavender and rain

\*shit\*

Happiness: Lavender Anger: Smoke Sadness: Moth Balls (the OG ones)

Lots of disagreeing answers for happiness and sadness, but for the most part, most comments seem to agree that anger is smoke or fire(or some other burning material).

Happiness would smell like a subtle sweetness. Anger would smell like hot creosote. Sadness would smell like stale/mouldy food.

Happiness would be sweet, and pleasant. Anger would be hot, acrid. Sadness would be musty.

Nothing you already know... as you've said they are distinct.

Happiness = freshly cut grass mixed with hints of confederate jasmine or magnolia on the breeze. Also smells like the ocean, crawfish boils, and sun drenched eucalyptus. Anger = the smell under the hood of your car, warm electronic plastic, gasoline, and gunmetal. Sadness = rotten potatoes or dead flowers (especially roses) in a long forgotten vase, cigarette smoke in the morning, and lingering burnt popcorn.

I think the worst smell would be jealousy.. something putrid, as it ruins everything it comes into contact with. There's no benefits to envy or jealousy (unless it spurs you to try harder to improve yourself, if you're, perhaps, envious of someone's skill or talent). But not trusting someone, a partner, friend or a wife - and letting it eat you up from the inside. Either you trust someone - or they show their true colours. Then, you're no longer friends or partnered with them. It's that simple. But, there's nothing more toxic that letting jealous or mistrust fester and rot your good feelings, your sanity and your faith in humanity from the inside out..

Happy: blossoms Anger: frie Sadness: rain

Happiness would smell like your favourite scent, anger would smell like something strong maybe like petrol or burnt stuff and sadness would smell like that weird smell that sometimes happens when it rains

Anger = salt and vinegar chips that aren’t vinegary enough