odour

[ oh-der ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a variant of odor.

odour

/ ˈəʊdə /

noun

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 )

Derived Forms

• ˈodourless, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of odour¹

C13: from Old French odur, from Latin odor; related to Latin olēre to smell, Greek ōzein

Example Sentences

Colorectal cancer screening with odour material by canine scent detection.

From Nautilus

It filled my head, that muttering sound, like thick oily smoke from a fat-rendering vat or an odour of noisome decay.

From The Daily Beast

It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.

From Project Gutenberg

A painful odour arose in spite of the aromatic plants with which it was covered.

From Project Gutenberg

The kolim-tree diffuses an excessively strong odour, similar to that of onions, indicating its site at some distance off.

From Project Gutenberg

With his evasive singularity was mingled a certain exotic odour like the distant perfume of a country well loved of the sun.

From Project Gutenberg

It has the odour of thyme, is sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in alcohol, ether and in alkaline solutions.

From Project Gutenberg