nidor
/ˈnaɪdəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "the material Demons do strangely gluttonize upon the Nidours and Bloud of Sacrifices"
- "The First-fruits were a common Oblation to their Deities; but the chief Part of their Worship consisted in sacrificiing Animals : And this they did out of a real Persuasion, that their Gods were pleased with their Blood, and were nourished with the Smoke, and Nidor of them; and therefore the more costly, they thought them the more acceptable, for which Reason, they stuck not sometimes to regale them with human Sacrifices."
- "Elsewhere to blood, smoke, and nidor, he opposes purity of thought, sincerity of affection, […]"
- "The smell, at some times of year sensible for Miles, of Sheep, and wool-fat, and that queasy Nidor of Lambs baking in ovens meant for bread […]"
- "For her part Vicki smells little, not even the nidor of antifreeze at the stock car races at Lake Doucette."
- "The long, yellow face was framed in side whiskers; there hung about him the nidor of stale cigar smoke."
Etymology
From Latin nidor.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnaɪdəɹ/
- British English: /ˈnʌɪdə/