different between odorous vs malodorous

odorous

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

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malodorous

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

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