Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [oh-dee-uh s]
- /ˈoʊ di əs/
- /ˈəʊ.di.əs/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [oh-dee-uh s]
- /ˈoʊ di əs/
Definitions of odious word
- adjective odious deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. 1
- adjective odious highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting. 1
- noun odious Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. 1
- adjective odious hateful 1
- adjective odious If you describe people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely unpleasant. 0
- adjective odious offensive; repugnant 0
Information block about the term
Origin of odious
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin odiōsus, equivalent to od(ium) hatred, odium + -ōsus -ous
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Odious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
odious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
odious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for odious
adjective odious
- hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- abhorrent — If something is abhorrent to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
Antonyms for odious
adjective odious
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- attractive — A person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- likeable — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
Top questions with odious
- what does odious mean?
- what does the word odious mean?
- what is odious?
- what does odious woman mean?
- what is an odious woman?
- what is odious mean?
- what is the meaning of odious?
- what is the definition of odious?
- how to use odious in a sentence?
- what does odious mean in english?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with o
- Words starting with od
- Words starting with odi
- Words starting with odio
- Words starting with odiou
- Words starting with odious