noun
odor
OH-duh
noun
1
A smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant.
"A strong odor of garlic filled the kitchen."
"The gym bag had developed a distinctly unpleasant odor."
How to Use Odor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA smell — the word itself is neutral, but it is often used for unpleasant smells.
UK vs US
American spelling; British English usually writes this as "odour".
Common pairings
a strong odor
a foul odor
body odor
Word Forms
odors plural
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Etymology
From Latin odor, "smell".