odor
- (US, countable, uncountable) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) A strong, pervasive quality.
- (US, figuratively, uncountable) Esteem.
- (US, archaic, countable, uncountable) Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈəʊ.də/
Etymology
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
bad smell
olfactory perception
olfactory property
olfactory sensation
falstench
fresh fish
redolance
odeur
odore
olor
Geruch
geur
odor
οσμή
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