odor
English
/ˈəʊ.də/, /ˈoʊ.dɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- (figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.
- (figuratively) Esteem.
- (now) Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English odour borrowed from odour derived from Old French odor derived from Latin odor (smell).
Origin
Latin
odor
Gloss
smell
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
嗅
Emoji
🐽 👃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimalodor English
- inodorous English
- malodor English
- malodorous English
- nonodorous English
- odored English
- odorful English
- odoriferous English
- odoriferously English
- odoriferousness English
- odorimetry English
- odorise English
- odoriser English
- odorization English
- odorize English
- odorizer English
- odorless English
- odorlessly English
- odorlessness English
- odorome English
- odorous English
- odorously English
- odorousness English
- odorscape English
- odorsome English
- odortaxis English
- odortype English
- odour English
- taxis English
- type English
- odor Latin
- odorus Latin
- olor Latin
- olōrem Latin
- olōrem, olor Latin
- odeur French
- oliente Spanish, Castilian
- olor Spanish, Castilian
- oloroso Spanish, Castilian
- *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European
- odorous Middle English
- odour Middle English
- odor Old French
- odoro Esperanto
- odoro Ido
- odour xno
- odōs Old Latin
- olor Chavacano