odour English

Meaning odour meaning

What does odour mean?

Definitions in simple English

odour Noun

— Something's odour is its smell, usually a bad smell. The football players had an odour after their match, and I had to hold my breath as they walked past.

odour

— noun (= smell) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form she loved the smell of roses

— noun (= olfactory property) any property detected by the olfactory system

Synonyms odour synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as odour?

odour English » English

smell

scent

odor

fragrance

aroma

perfume

bad smell

sweetness

stench

repute

reek

redolence

olfactory sensation

olfactory property

olfactory perception

exhalation

wind

tincture

sweet smell

sweet scent

stink

sense

rankness

perspiration

fragrancy

frag rance

flavour

estimation

essence

bouquet

Examples odour examples

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Simple sentences

God surveyed the people, and there was no fragrance of virtue arising from them, but the rank odour of punishments.

The odour was disagreeable.

Movie subtitles

Yes, against the odour from open wounds.

You ought to use agents removing odour.

Professor Sigelius to number 13 agents removing odour and morphine.

Well, you ought to use agents removing odour.

The disease is contagious. Moreover, it is a terrible sight, and the odour is unbearable despite all measures.

The odour is distracting.

What is that ghastly odour?

And what odour!

There doesn't seem to be any distinctive odour.

I could smell the odour of fresh earth, like a long time ago.

You see, perfume has a different odour on me.

Whenever they move, there is a familiar odour. (Barbara) I've noticed that.

To me, no odour's really distasteful in the sense that I don't associate it with a psychological problem.

A sweet odour, like honey.

Sister, investigate that odour.

Say Lieutenant, d'you get that funny odour?

Yes, feet. Then there was a peculiar odour at the scene of the crime.

A thing with an odour like that.

The last time I caught an odour like that.was eleven years ago.

What's that peculiar odour?

The last time I caught an odour like that was 11 years ago.

When that happened, did you notice an odour of any kind?

Do you remember a sickly sweet odour?

Only very small movements very slow wafts of odour.

The odour of your sweat is much dirtier!

Well, they have got a sort of stale manly odour. Oh!

Is there an odour I'm not aware of?

It's an objectionable, offensive odour.

The odour is unmistakable.

They're attracted to body odour?