noun
Uncommon
odour
Odour (noun) means a smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant — the standard British spelling of "odor". Example: “An odour of damp hung over the old cottage.”
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A smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant — the standard British spelling of "odor".
"So after learning a great deal about iron founding and much more about pike fishing, one regretfully took leave of a shop full of kindly characters and proceeded to a worse lot of odours in the brass foundry."
— , Some Memories of Crewe Works—II (1944)
"An odour of damp hung over the old cottage."
How to use odour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBritish spelling of "odor" — a smell.
UK vs US
British/Commonwealth spelling; American English writes this as "odor".
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What does “odour” mean?
The word “odour” means a smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant — the standard British spelling of "odor". In plain terms, british spelling of "odor" — a smell.
How do you use “odour” in a sentence?
Here is “odour” used in a sentence: “An odour of damp hung over the old cottage.”
What part of speech is “odour”?
“Odour” is a noun.
Is “odour” a common word?
“Odour” is an uncommon word in modern English.
