adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/
General-American:/diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deodourant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toiletry, toilet articles
History
Etymology
From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дезодорант
(dezodorant)
— acting to control odor
German:
geruchtilgend
— acting to control odor
Greek:
αποσμητικός
(aposmitikós)
— acting to control odor
Italian:
deodorante
— acting to control odor
Norman:
d'sodothant
— acting to control odor
Asturian:
desodorante
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Bulgarian:
дезодора́нт
(dezodoránt)
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Finnish:
hajunpoistoaine
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Finnish:
hajunpoistaja
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Galician:
desodorizante
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Greek:
αποσμητικό
(aposmitikó)
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Indonesian:
deodoran
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Italian:
deodorante
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Macedonian:
дезодора́нс
(dezodoráns)
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Norman:
d'sodorant
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Polish:
dezodorant
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Portuguese:
desodorante
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Portuguese:
desodorizante
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Russian:
дезодора́нт
(dezodoránt)
— any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Albanian:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Arabic:
مُزِيل اَلْعَرَق
(muzīl al-ʕaraq)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Arabic:
مُزِيل اَلرَّائِحَة
(muzīl ar-rāʔiḥa)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Arabic:
مُزِيل عَرَق
(muzīl ʕarag)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Armenian:
հոտազերծիչ
(hotazercičʻ)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Asturian:
desodorante
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Azerbaijani:
dezodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Belarusian:
дэзадара́нт
(dezadaránt)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Bulgarian:
дезодора́нт
(dezodoránt)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Catalan:
desodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Chinese Mandarin:
體香劑 /体香剂
(tǐxiāngjì)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Chinese Mandarin:
除臭劑 /除臭剂
(chúchòujì)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Chinese Mandarin:
防臭劑 /防臭剂
(fángchòujì)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Chinese Mandarin:
脫臭劑 /脱臭剂
(tuōchòujì)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Czech:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Danish:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Dutch:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Dutch:
deo
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Esperanto:
senodorigilo
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Estonian:
desodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Faroese:
deodorantur
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Finnish:
deodorantti
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Finnish:
dödö
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
French:
déodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Galician:
desodorizante
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Georgian:
დეზოდორანტი
(dezodoranṭi)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
German:
Deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
German:
Deo
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Greek:
αποσμητικό
(aposmitikó)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Greenlandic:
unersunniiaat
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hawaiian:
hamo pōʻaeʻae
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hebrew:
דֶּאוֹדוֹרַנְט
(deodoránt')
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hebrew:
אַל־רֵיחַ
(al-ré'akh)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hindi:
दुर्गन्धहर
(durgandhahar)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hindi:
गंधहर
(gandhhar)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hindi:
गन्धहर
(gandhahar)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Hungarian:
dezodor
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Icelandic:
svitalyktareyðir
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Indonesian:
deodoran
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Italian:
deodorante
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Japanese:
デオドラント
(deodoranto)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Kazakh:
дезодорант
(dezodorant)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Khmer:
ថ្នាំបំបាត់ក្លិន
(thnambɑmbatklən)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Korean:
탈취제
(talchwije)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Korean:
데오도란트
(de'odoranteu)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Kyrgyz:
дезодорант
(dezodorant)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Lao:
ຢາດັບກິ່ນ
(yā dap kin)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Latin:
foetōris delumentum
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Latvian:
dezodorants
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Lithuanian:
dezodorantas
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Macedonian:
дезодора́нс
(dezodoráns)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Malay:
ubat ketiak
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Malay:
deodoran
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Mongolian:
дезодорант
(dezodorant)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Mongolian:
үнэр дарагч
(üner daragč)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Norman:
d'sodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Norwegian Bokmål:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Persian:
دئودورانت
(de'odorânt)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Persian:
بو زدا
(bu zodâ)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Polish:
dezodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Portuguese:
desodorante
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Portuguese:
desodorizante
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Romanian:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Romansh:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Russian:
дезодора́нт
(dezodoránt)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Serbo-Croatian:
дезодоранс
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Serbo-Croatian:
dezodorans
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Slovak:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Slovene:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Spanish:
desodorante
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Swahili:
kuondoa harufu
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Swahili:
dawa ya kikwapa
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Swedish:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Tajik:
дезодорант
(dezodorant)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Thai:
ยาดับกลิ่น
(yaa-dàp-glìn)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Tibetan:
དྲི་ངན་སངས་སྨན
(dri ngan sangs sman)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Turkish:
deodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Ukrainian:
дезодора́нт
(dezodoránt)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Uzbek:
dezodorant
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Vietnamese:
bay mùi
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Vietnamese:
chất khử mùi
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Welsh:
diaroglydd
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
Yiddish:
דעאָדאָראַנט
(deodorant)
— odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm