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odour

o·dour
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-der]
    • /ˈoʊ dər/
    • /ˈəʊ.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-der]
    • /ˈoʊ dər/

Definitions of odour word

  • noun odour the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor. 1
  • noun odour a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent. 1
  • noun odour an agreeable scent; fragrance. 1
  • noun odour a disagreeable smell. 1
  • noun odour a quality or property characteristic or suggestive of something: An odor of suspicion surrounded his testimony. 1
  • noun odour repute: in bad odor with the whole community. 1
See all 13 definitions of odour

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Origin of odour

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin

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Parts of speech for Odour

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Odour

odour popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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.

odour usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for odour

noun odour

  • scent — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
  • perfume — a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.
  • aroma — An aroma is a strong, pleasant smell.
  • redolence — having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
  • fragrance — the quality of being fragrant; a sweet or pleasing scent.
All 29 Synonyms of odour

Antonyms for odour

noun odour

  • perfume — a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.
  • oversweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
All 2 Antonyms of odour

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