odor
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensiveAny smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
» Did you immediately recognize the odor?
Meaning
4 senses(US, countable, uncountable)Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
Geruch
за́пахzápax
за́пахzápax
(US, countable, figuratively, uncountable)A strong, pervasive quality.
(US, figuratively, uncountable)Esteem.
(US, archaic, countable, uncountable)Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.
- the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- any property detected by the olfactory system
Examples
96 sentencesDid you immediately recognize the odor?
I've heard that fasting gives you bad body odor.
There was a very strong odor that I couldn't identify.
This odor is obnoxious.
The odor was disagreeable.
ruЗапах был неприятный. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from LaFrom Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor.
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Forms
plural: odorsSynonyms
12 synonyms- the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form:smellodourolfactory sensationolfactory perception
- any property detected by the olfactory system:olfactory propertysmellaromaodourscent
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable