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)
- 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)
- Having a bad odor.
- There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house.
- (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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