What does odorous mean?
Definitions for odorous
ˈoʊ dər əsodor·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
odorousadjective
having odor or a characteristic odor
"odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"
odoriferous, odorousadjective
emitting an odor
"odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smellingadjective
having a natural fragrance
"odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
Wiktionary
odorousadjective
Having a distinctive odor.
The table was piled with odorous lilies.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Odorousadjective
Fragrant; perfumed; sweet of scent.
Etymology: odorus, Lat.
Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell,
But her sweet odour did them all excel. Edmund Spenser.Their private roofs on od’rous timber borne,
Such as might palaces for kings adorn. Edmund Waller.We smell, because parts of the odorous body touch the nerves of our nostrils. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.
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odorous
Odorous refers to something that gives off or has a distinctive smell or scent. It can either be pleasant (like fragrant flowers) or unpleasant (like garbage or spoiled food).
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of odorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of odorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of odorous in a Sentence
Normal is different for everyone, often an off-white discharge is not concerning, but if you have an odorous discharge or notice new blood—and you are not about to menstruate—you should call the physician to discuss.
Vaping – whether it’s solutions with nicotine, marijuana preparations, or just drug-free solutions – is easy for teens to conceal because the devices can be set to release non-visible vapor and the smell of such vapors is much less odorous than tobacco or marijuana smoking.
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