odor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
odor (countable and uncountable, plural odors)
- Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
- Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odour of camphor was unmistakable.
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
- (figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Esteem; repute.
Usage notes[edit]
In the United States, the term odor often has a negative connotation. Preferred terms for a pleasant odor are "fragrance", "scent", and "aroma".
Synonyms[edit]
- (any smell): perfume, scent
- (esteem): esteem, repute
- See also Thesaurus:smell
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
any smell — see odour
strong, pervasive quality
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Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
odor m (invariable)
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via rhotacism from Old Latin odōs (plural: odōses), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
odor m (genitive odōris); third declension
- A smell, perfume, stench.
- (figuratively) Inkling, suggestion.
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | odor | odōrēs |
genitive | odōris | odōrum |
dative | odōrī | odōribus |
accusative | odōrem | odōrēs |
ablative | odōre | odōribus |
vocative | odor | odōrēs |
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References[edit]
- odor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- odor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- odor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- odor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- with incense and perfumes: ture et odoribus incensis
- the perfume exhaled by flowers: odores, qui efflantur e floribus
- there are whispers of the appointment of a dictator: non nullus odor est dictaturae (Att. 4. 18)
- with incense and perfumes: ture et odoribus incensis
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese odor (displacing collateral form olor), from Latin odor, odōris, from Old Latin odōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to smell, stink”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
odor m (plural odores)
Synonyms[edit]
Venetian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin odor, odōrem. Compare Italian odore.
Noun[edit]
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- en:Smell
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- Latin terms derived from the PIE root *h₃ed- (smell)
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