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o·dour
(ō′dər)n. Chiefly British
Variant of odor.
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odour
(ˈəʊdə) orodor
n
1. the property of a substance that gives it a characteristic scent or smell
2. a pervasive quality about something: an odour of dishonesty.
3. repute or regard (in the phrases in good odour, in bad odour)
[C13: from Old French odur, from Latin odor; related to Latin olēre to smell, Greek ōzein]
ˈodourless, ˈodorless adj
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o•dour
(ˈoʊ dər)n.
Chiefly Brit. odor.
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Noun | 1. | odour - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" scent - an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant acridity - having an acrid smell |
2. | odour - any property detected by the olfactory system property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" fetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, foulness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smell muskiness - having the olfactory properties of musk rancidness - the property of being rancid |
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odour
noun
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Translations
رَائِحَةٌرائِحَه
pach
duftlugt
haju
miris
szag
lyktlykt, òefur
におい
악취
bekvapis
lukt
กลิ่น
mùi
odour
odor (US) [ˈəʊdəʳ] N → olor m (of a) (fig) → sospecha fbad odour → mal olor
odour of sanctity → olor de santidad
to be in bad odour (= bad repute) → tener mala fama
to be in bad odour with sb → estar mal con algn
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odour
, (US) odorn
to be in good/bad odour with somebody → gut/schlecht bei jdm angeschrieben sein
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odour
(American) odor (ˈəudə) noun a smell (usually particularly good or bad). the sweet odour of roses.
ˈodourless adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
odour
→ رَائِحَةٌ pach duft Geruch οσμή olor haju odeur miris odore におい 악취 geur lukt zapach odor запах lukt กลิ่น koku mùi 气味Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009