noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being fetid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fetidness
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noun
Meaning 2
the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
Narrower terms: body odor, body odour, B.O.
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fētidusbor. English fetid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fetidness From fetid + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: fétidité — the quality of being fetid
- German: Gestank — the quality of being fetid
- Russian: вонь (vonʹ) — the quality of being fetid
- Spanish: hedor — the quality of being fetid
- Spanish: fetidez — the quality of being fetid
- Spanish: hediondez — the quality of being fetid