noun
Meaning 1
An offensive odor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
malodor
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌmælˈəʊ.də(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/
noun
Meaning 2
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
Narrower terms: niff, pong
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odor English malodor From mal- (“bad”) + odor.