Meaning of ODOROUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'owdurus
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- [adj] having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
- [adj] emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
- [adj] having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"
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| | Synonyms: | | fragrant, malodorous, odoriferous, odourous, perfumed, redolent(p), scented, smelling(p), sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling |
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| | Antonyms: | | inodorous, odorless, odourless | | |
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| | Definition: | | \O"dor*ous\, a. [Written also {odourous}.] [L. odorus,
fr. odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.]
Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor;
fragrant; sweet-smelling. ``Odorous bloom.'' --Keble.
Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell.
--Spenser.
-- {O"dor*ous*ly}, adv. -- {O"dor*ous*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | ambrosial, aromatic, bad, bad-smelling, balmy, effluvious, essenced, fecal, fetid, flowery, foul, fragrant, frowsty, frowy, frowzy, fruity, fulsome, funky, fusty, gamy, graveolent, heady, high, ill-smelling, incense-breathing, malodorous, mephitic, miasmal, miasmic, mildewed, mildewy, moldy, musky, musty, nidorous, noisome, noxious, odorant, odorate, odored, odoriferous, offensive, olfactive, olfactory, olid, perfumed, perfumy, pungent, putrid, rancid, rank, reasty, reasy, redolent, reechy, reeking, reeky, repulsive, rotten, savory, scented, scentless, smellful, smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, stenchy, stinking, strong, stuffy, sulfurous, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous, vile |
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