odour
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dər
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odour or odor (ˈəʊdə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the property of a substance that gives it a characteristic scent or smell |
| 2. | a pervasive quality about something: an odour of dishonesty |
| 3. | repute or regard (in the phrases in good odour, in bad odour) |
| [C13: from Old French odur, from Latin odor; related to Latin olēre to smell, Greek ōzein] | |
| odor or odor | |
| —n | |
| [C13: from Old French odur, from Latin odor; related to Latin olēre to smell, Greek ōzein] | |
| 'odourless or odor | |
| —adj | |
| 'odorless or odor | |
| —adj | |
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Odour
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Encyclopedia Britannica
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odour
the property of certain substances, in very small concentrations, to stimulate chemical sense receptors that sample the air or water surrounding an animal. In insects and other invertebrates and in aquatic animals, the perception of small chemical concentrations often merges with perception via contact of heavy concentrations (taste), and with other chemoreceptive specializations. See also smell.
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Example sentences
Commercial manufacturers see huge potential in clothes that glow, do not wrinkle or overcome body odour.
The meteorite has always been known for its strong odour, presumably caused by the organic chemicals it contains.
The room's odour, powerful enough to taste, soon drove the family outside.
Giselle, crouched docilely on the operating table, emitted an odour.
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