English dictionary
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English noun: odour | |||
| 1. | odour (cognition) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form | ||
| Samples | She loved the smell of roses. | ||
| Synonyms | odor, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acridity, aroma, fetor, foetor, fragrance, malodor, malodour, mephitis, perfume, reek, scent, scent, stench, stink | ||
| 2. | odour (attribute) any property detected by the olfactory system | ||
| Synonyms | aroma, odor, olfactory property, scent, smell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bouquet, fetidness, foulness, fragrance, fragrancy, malodorousness, muskiness, rancidness, rankness, redolence, stinkiness, sweetness | ||
| Attribute | inodorous, odorless, odorous, odourless | ||
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