noun
Meaning 1
UK standard spelling of odor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
odour
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noun
Meaning 2
any property detected by the olfactory system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, scent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: property
Narrower terms: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness, malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness, muskiness, rancidness
noun
Meaning 3
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she loved the smell of roses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smell, odor, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
Narrower terms: scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis, acridity
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.