odoriferous
yielding or diffusing an odor.
Origin of odoriferous
1Other words for odoriferous
Other words from odoriferous
- o·dor·if·er·ous·ly, adverb
- o·dor·if·er·ous·ness, o·dor·if·er·os·i·ty [oh-duh-rif-uh-ros-i-tee], /ˌoʊ dəˌrɪf əˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·o·dor·if·er·ous, adjective
- non·o·dor·if·er·ous·ly, adverb
- non·o·dor·if·er·ous·ness, noun
- un·o·dor·if·er·ous, adjective
- un·o·dor·if·er·ous·ly, adverb
- un·o·dor·if·er·ous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with odoriferous
- malodorous, odoriferous , odorous
Words Nearby odoriferous
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How to use odoriferous in a sentence
And, fair warning, if you’re concerned about smell, those are the items that can be a bit, well, odoriferous.
How to start composting at home, even if you don’t have a yard | Kristen Hartke | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostDogs become extensions of ourselves, with their acute hearing and especially keen noses expanding our field of perception from the visual world to the odoriferous.
Traveling through the pandemic in the company of dogs | Walter Nicklin | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostThis volatile odoriferous principle has been called the spiritus rector of the plant.
At the instant I smell something, my sense is irritated, or put in motion, by the parts that exhale from the odoriferous body.
Good Sense | Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'HolbachThese articles they barter with us for odoriferous woods and earth, and our salt of wood ashes.
All the trees are odoriferous, and some of them emit gums, oils, or other liquors.
The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci | Amerigo VespucciIts scenery assumes a thousand different aspects between odoriferous Greenpoint and the solitary grandeur of Montauk.
British Dictionary definitions for odoriferous
/ (ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs) /
having or emitting an odour, esp a fragrant one
Derived forms of odoriferous
- odoriferously, adverb
- odoriferousness, noun
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