different between odorous vs deodorant

English

Alternative forms

• odourous

Etymology

From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin od?r?sus, equivalent to odor +? -ous.

Adjective

odorous (comparative more odorous, superlative most odorous)

1. Having a distinctive odor.

   The table was piled with odorous lilies.

Synonyms

• odoriferous

Translations

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