odour
[ oh-der ]
/ ˈoʊ dər /
noun Chiefly British.
odor.
Words nearby odour
odoriferous,
odorimetry,
odoriphore,
odorize,
odorous,
odour,
odour of sanctity,
odovacar,
odra,
odsbodikins,
odt
Definition for odour (2 of 2)
odor
[ oh-der ]
/ ˈoʊ dər /
noun
Also
especially British,
o·dour.
Origin of odor
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin
SYNONYMS FOR odor
3
aroma,
redolence,
perfume.
Odor,
smell,
scent,
stench all refer to sensations perceived through the nose by the olfactory nerves.
Odor and
smell in literal contexts are often interchangeable. Figuratively,
odor also usually occurs in positive contexts:
the odor of sanctity.
Smell is the most general and neutral of these two terms, deriving connotation generally from the context in which it is used:
the tempting smell of fresh-baked bread; the rank smell of rotting vegetation. In figurative contexts
smell may be either positive or negative:
the sweet smell of success; a strong smell of duplicity pervading the affair.
Scent refers either to delicate and pleasing aromas or to faint, barely perceptible smells:
the scent of lilacs on the soft spring breeze; deer alarmed by the scent of man.
Stench is strongly negative, referring both literally and figuratively to what is foul, sickening, or repulsive:
the stench of rotting flesh; steeped in the stench of iniquity and treason.
OTHER WORDS FROM odor
o·dor·ful, adjective o·dor·less, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for odour
British Dictionary definitions for odour (1 of 2)
odour
US odor
/ (ˈəʊdə) /
noun
the property of a substance that gives it a characteristic scent or smell
a pervasive quality about something
an odour of dishonesty
repute or regard (in the phrases in good odour, in bad odour)
Derived forms of odour
odourless or US odorless, adjectiveWord Origin for odour
C13: from Old French
odur, from Latin
odor; related to Latin
olēre to smell, Greek
ōzein
British Dictionary definitions for odour (2 of 2)
Derived forms of odor
odorless, adjectiveMedical definitions for odour
odor
[ ō′dər ]
n.
The property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell.
A sensation, stimulation, or perception of the sense of smell.