stench

[ stench ]
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noun
  1. an offensive smell or odor; stink.

  2. a foul quality.

Origin of stench

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stenc “odor (good or bad)”; akin to stink

synonym study For stench

See odor.

Other words from stench

  • stenchful, adjective

Words Nearby stench

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British Dictionary definitions for stench

stench

/ (stɛntʃ) /


noun
  1. a strong and extremely offensive odour; stink

Origin of stench

1
Old English stenc; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stank; see stink

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