odor

Meaning

1. (US, countable, uncountable) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
2. (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) A strong, pervasive quality.
3. (US, figuratively, uncountable) Esteem.
4. (US, archaic, countable, uncountable) Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.

Synonyms

smell

👃

scent

odour

aroma

fragrance

stink

perfume

stench

taste

acrid

bad smell

foul

redolence

smack

reek

flavor

odour

whiff

relish

tang

savor

essence

sweetness

bouquet

💐

zest

milky

fish

🐟

tinge

olfactory perception

olfactory property

olfactory sensation

falstench

blood

🩸

dairy

etc.

fart

fetor

fleeting

foul-smelling

fragrancy

fresh fish

miasma

pong

rankness

rotten

savour

strong

tincture

body odor

redolance

Translations

odeur

👃

odore

👃

olor

👃

Geruch

👃

geur

reuk

👃

profumo

odor

parfum

οσμή

μυρωδιά

odor

👃

luchtje

cheiro

👃

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.də/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: odour

In summary

From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor.
Cognates
* Swedish odör (“bad smell”)