odour

Noun

Meaning

any property detected by the olfactory system

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

smell scent odor aroma olfactory perception olfactory sensation tang air quality fume savor atmosphere spirit feeling essence
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Antonyms

sully degrade mock aroma perfume anonymity
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Hypernyms

property sensation aesthesis esthesis sense experience sense impression

Hyponyms

scent aroma perfume fragrance bouquet stink

Phrases with the word

fragrant odour aromatic odour awful odour good odour nice odour foul odour

Anagrams

oorud Douro

Examples

I know that if odour were visible as colour is, I'd see the summer garden aureoled in rainbow clouds. Robert Bridges

Body odour (known also as scent of the immortals) is a disgusting condition with an awful, nauseating smell. Gao Xingjian

The smell of the library was always the same – the musty odour of old clothes mixed with the keener scent of unwashed bodies, creating what the chief librarian had once described as "the steam of the social soup." Peter Ackroyd

It may often be noticed, the less virtuous people are, the more they shrink away from the slightest whiff of the odour of un-sanctity. The good are ever the most charitable, the pure are the most brave. Dinah Craik

Painted flowers have no odour. Dutch Proverb

What should prevent the herring bag from having the odour of the herrings? Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

odotope odotopic odotopy odour of sanctity odour-control odourant