smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
(noun) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; “she loved the smell of roses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
odor (countable and uncountable, plural odors) (American spelling)
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
Synonyms: scent, perfume, Thesaurus:smell
(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.
(figuratively, uncountable) Esteem.
Synonyms: esteem, repute
(now, rare) Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.
In the United States, the term odor often has a negative connotation. Preferred terms for a pleasant odor are fragrance, scent, and aroma.
• Rood, door, ordo, rood
Source: Wiktionary
O"dor, n. Etym: [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. Olfactory, Osmium, Ozone, Redolent.] [Written also odour.]
Definition: Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around. Spenser. To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
