Meaning
inkling, hint
- subtle hint, aroma, or faint taste detected through smell or palate
- faint impression, suspicion, or advance inkling of something about to happen
In a sentence
Questo vino rosso presenta un piacevole sentore di frutti di bosco.
This red wine exhibits a pleasant hint of wild berries.
I dipendenti avevano già il sentore che l'azienda stesse per chiudere.
The employees already had an inkling that the company was about to close.
Non c'era alcun sentore di pericolo quando siamo entrati.
There was no hint of danger when we walked in.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sentore | masculine · singular |
| sentori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Very common in wine tasting and gastronomy to describe delicate background aromas.
- In the phrase 'avere il sentore di', it means 'to have an inkling of' or 'to suspect'.