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Added 9 October 2026

odor

/ˈəʊ.də/ noun

Latin root: odor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about odor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
A strong, pervasive quality.
Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.

Origin

From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor. Cognates * Swedish odör (“bad smell”)

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