About The Word Odorous

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Odorous

Odorous Meaning & Definition
Odorous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Odorous?

[adj] having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
[adj] emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
[adj] having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Odorous: fragrant | malodorous | odoriferous | odourous | perfumed | redolent(p) | scented | smelling(p) | sweet | sweet-scented | sweet-smelling

Related Terms | Find terms related to Odorous: ambrosial | aromatic | bad | bad-smelling | balmy | effluvious | essenced | fecal | fetid | flowery | foul | fragrant | frowsty | frowy | frowzy | fruity | fulsome | funky | fusty | gamy | graveolent | heady | high | ill-smelling | incense-breathing | malodorous | mephitic | miasmal | miasmic | mildewed | mildewy | moldy | musky | musty | nidorous | noisome | noxious | odorant | odorate | odored | odoriferous | offensive | olfactive | olfactory | olid | perfumed | perfumy | pungent | putrid | rancid | rank | reasty | reasy | redolent | reechy | reeking | reeky | repulsive | rotten | savory | scented | scentless | smellful | smelling | smellsome | smelly | spicy | stenchy | stinking | strong | stuffy | sulfurous | sweet | sweet-scented | sweet-smelling | thuriferous | vile

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Odorous In Webster's Dictionary

\O"dor*ous\, a. [Written also {odourous}.] [L. odorus, fr. odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.] Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling. ``Odorous bloom.'' --Keble. Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell. --Spenser. -- {O"dor*ous*ly}, adv. -- {O"dor*ous*ness}, n.

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