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Synonyms for odor

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ dər

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Définition of odor

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French odour, from Old French odor "smell, perfume, fragrance" (12c., Modern French odeur) and directly from Latin odor "a smell, a scent" (pleasant or disagreeable), from PIE *od- "to smell" (cf. Latin olere "emit a smell, to smell of," with Sabine -l- for -d-; Greek ozein "to smell;" Armenian hotim "I smell;" Lithuanian uodziu "to smell").
  • Good or bad odor, in reference to repute, estimation, is from 1835. Odor of sanctity (1756) is from French odeur de sainteté (17c.) "sweet or balsamic scent said to be exhaled by the bodies of eminent saints at death or upon disinterment."
  • noun scent
Example sentences :
  • The odor given off by the chicken is also an indication of freshness.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • A moment after, the odor of alcohol scented the little cabin.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • Unfortunately, the difference in odor does not lend itself to the illusion.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • The odor of manure is no doubt pleasant to a farm laborer, but it is unpleasant to us.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • But their humour, like the odor and smoke of gunjah, (hasheesh) was become stifling.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • They were filled with a milky light, and the odor of ozone was strong.
  • Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • It has almost no odor and a sweet taste and cooks deliciously.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • It is not so warty and the odor is not nearly so strong as the Amanita strobiliformis.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The flesh is firm, white, and has a farinaceous taste as well as odor.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • A number of my friends ate it because of its inviting taste and odor.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Antonyms for odor

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