different between malodorous vs repulsive

English

Alternative forms

• malodourous

Etymology

mal- +? odorous

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæl???.d?.??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæl?o?.d?.??s/

Adjective

malodorous (comparative more malodorous, superlative most malodorous)

1. Having a bad odor.

   There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house.

2. (figuratively) Highly improper.

Synonyms

• (having a bad odor): foul, putrid, smelly, stinky, stenchy, fetid, funky, noisome, reeky, reeking, stinking, mephitic, foul-smelling, rank, rotten, smelly, vile, offensive; see also Thesaurus:malodorous

Antonyms

• (having a good odor): fragrant

Related terms

• malodor
• malodorously
• malodorousness

Translations

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