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
A2
👃
scent
C1
odour
27k
aroma
C2
fragrance
C2
stink
B2
perfume
B2
stench
C2
taste
B1
acrid

bad smell

foul
B2
redolence
smack
C1
reek
20k
flavor
C1
odour
27k
whiff
C2
relish
C2
tang
C1
savor
20k
essence
C1
sweetness
C2
bouquet
C1
💐
zest
25k
milky
C2
fish
A2
🐟
tinge
47k

olfactory perception

olfactory property

olfactory sensation

falstench

blood
A1
🩸
dairy
C2
etc.
48k
fart
C1
fetor
fleeting
C2
foul-smelling
fragrancy

fresh fish

miasma
pong
C2
rankness
rotten
B2
savour
34k
strong
A2
tincture
47k
body odor

redolance

Translations

odeur
👃
odore
👃
olor
👃
Geruch
👃
geur
reuk
👃
profumo
odor
parfum

οσμή

μυρωδιά

odor
👃
luchtje
cheiro
👃
Frequency

C2
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”)

Related words
smell
👃
scent smells aroma smelled fragrance moisture

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