Definitions for odor

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odor o·dor

Spelling: [oh-der]

IPA: /ˈoʊ dər/

Odor is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in odor (door).

Definitions for odor

noun

1. the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
2. a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent.
3. an agreeable scent; fragrance.
4. a disagreeable smell.
5. a quality or property characteristic or suggestive of something:
6. repute:
7. Archaic. something that has a pleasant scent.

Origin of odor

1250-1300; Middle English Old French Latin

Examples for odor

I could forgive Christie for Bridgegate if he could just eliminate this odor.

They emit an odor that no human being should inhale, and yet you have.

The odor wrenched the stomach and made one hesitant to breathe.

A moment after, the odor of alcohol scented the little cabin.

And, typing that, it occurs to me how rarely we hear modern Americans use the word happy without an odor of irony.

The odor of manure is no doubt pleasant to a farm laborer, but it is unpleasant to us.

When Sterling first bought the Ardmore, he remarked on its odor to Davenport.

The odor given off by the chicken is also an indication of freshness.

Unfortunately, the difference in odor does not lend itself to the illusion.

But their humour, like the odor and smoke of gunjah, (hasheesh) was become stifling.