different between deodorant vs odour

English

Alternative forms

• deodourant (rare)

Etymology

From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /di???d???nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /di?o?d???nt/

Noun

deodorant (plural deodorants)

1. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
2. An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

Related terms

• odor
• odorous

Translations

Adjective

deodorant (not comparable)

1. acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor

Translations

See also

• antiperspirant

References

• deodorant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• deodorant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Czech

Noun

deodorant m

1. deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)

Danish

Noun

deodorant c (singular definite deodoranten, plural indefinite deodoranter)

1. deodorant

Declension

Further reading

• “deodorant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• deodorans (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from English deodorant or French déodorant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.o?.do??r?nt/
• Hyphenation: de?odo?rant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

deodorant m or n (plural deodoranten)

1. deodorant

Derived terms

• deo
• deodorantbus

Indonesian

Noun

deodorant (first-person possessive deodorantku, second-person possessive deodorantmu, third-person possessive deodorantnya)

1. Alternative spelling of deodoran (“deodorant”)

Romanian

Etymology

From French déodorant

Noun

deodorant n (plural deodoran?i)

1. deodorant

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• odor (American)

Etymology

From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor. Related to Swedish odör (“bad smell”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?o?d??/

Noun

odour (countable and uncountable, plural odours)

1. Alternative form of odor

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Douro

Middle English

Alternative forms

• odowre, odor, odure, odoure, odyr, oudour, odowr, odir, odur

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Latin odor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???du?r/, /??du?r/, /???dur/, /???d?r/

Noun

odour (plural odours)

1. A smell or scent; a nasal sensation (often intrinsic):
   1. A pleasant or appealing smell or scent.
   2. The scent of living matter or substances.
2. (figuratively) A sensation or quality; the feeling produced by something.
3. (rare) The power of discerning scents.

Descendants

• English: odour, odor
• Scots: odour

References

• “??d?ur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-01.