Synonyms for odorous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-der-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ dər əs |
Top 10 synonyms for odorous Other synonyms for the word odorous
- honeyed
- loud
- malodorous
- mephitic
- miasmic
- moldy
- musty
- nauseous
- odoriferant
- odoriferous
- offensive
- olfactive
- olfactory
- perfumatory
- perfumed
- perfumy
- pungent
- putrid
- redolent
- reeking
- rotten
- savorous
- savory
- scent-laden
- scented
- scentful
- skunky
- smelly
- spicy
- stagnant
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- sweet
- sweet-scented
- sweet-smelling
- tumaceous
- unsavory
- whiffy
Définition of odorous
Origin :- "fragrant," early 15c., from Medieval Latin odorosus, from Latin odorus "having a smell," from odor (see odor).
- adj having fragrance
- It is in the brain that the poppy is red, that the apple is odorous, that the skylark sings.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- Mutely together they moved through the lonesome, odorous twilight.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- The railway terminus will be odorous with garlic and the humanity of Italy.
- Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
- The day came on—glorious, odorous, golden—but we saw little of its beauty.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- It was enough to be seated here, close with her in the starry, odorous night.
- Extract from : « Major Vigoureux » by A. T. Quiller-Couch
- It is shadowed and scented by a hundred sorts of odorous shrubs and flowers.
- Extract from : « Impressions of America » by Tyrone Power
- He pushed it open, and stepped into the odorous darkness of its interior.
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
- A cabbage stew, in progress on the stove, filled the room with an odorous steam.
- Extract from : « Just Patty » by Jean Webster
- I meant no comparisons; comparisons are odorous, saith Dogberry.
- Extract from : « To Have and To Hold » by Mary Johnston
- The neighbourhood may be odorous, but it is full of human possibilities.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 » by Various
Antonyms for odorous
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