different between fetid vs repulsive

English

Alternative forms

• foetid
• fœtid (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin f?tidus (“having offensive odour”), originally f?te? (“to stink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?t?d/
• Rhymes: -?t?d

Adjective

fetid (comparative more fetid, superlative most fetid)

1. Foul-smelling, stinking.

   I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:malodorous

Translations

See also

• asafoetida

Noun

fetid (plural fetids)

1. (rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

Romanian

Etymology

From French fétide, from Latin foetidus.

Adjective

fetid m or n (feminine singular fetid?, masculine plural fetizi, feminine and neuter plural fetide)

1. fetid

Declension

Related terms

• fetiditate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???p?ls?v/
• enPR: /r?-p?l's?v/, /r?-p?l's?v/

Adjective

repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)

1. tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
2. (physics) having the capacity to repel
3. cold, reserved, forbidding

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.

Synonyms

• repellent
• similar: disgusting, vile

Antonyms

• (tending to rouse aversion) attractive
• (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive

Translations

Anagrams

• prelusive, pulverise

Italian

Adjective

repulsive

1. feminine plural of repulsivo