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Meanings of odour in English
Any property detected by the olfactory system.
Usage of odour in English
1
Perhaps the odour of alcohol predominated; Lanyard thought of a steam-heated wine-cellar.
2
I sniffed about it; the odour of disinfectant unmistakably clung to it.
3
The pain in his left arm and the sickening odour nauseated him.
4
The flower is dull-coloured and insignificant; but it has a powerful odour.
5
Occasionally the odour of beans in blossom floats out over the river.
6
He also detected the faint odour that was left in the cabin.
7
One could smell the odour of the holy water and the flowers.
8
The head had been smashed in, and the odour was pouring forth.
9
An odour of dust and frying food hung in the calm air.
10
The pungent odour of ozone from the electric discharge filled the room.
11
The savoury odour of the cooking breakfast was welcome to the boys.
12
The whole region round is impregnated with the odour of the oil.
13
Cyanide of potassium or cyanogen gas; either would give such an odour.
14
On entering the room, Manasseh detected a peculiar odour in the air.
15
Similar variation in odour perception has been observed for several other odours.
16
Photo: RNZ The bacteria on our skin is what causes body odour.
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Odour through the time
Odour across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Rare