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odorous

/ˈoʊdɚəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
odor-ous
IPA
/ˈoʊdɚəs/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a distinctive odor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more odorous (comparative) most odorous (superlative) odourous (alternative)

Derived Forms

inodorous malodorous nonodorous odorously odorousness unodorous

Phrases

odorous house ant

Synonyms

odoriferous perfumed scented sweet sweet-scented sweet-smelling

Questions

How do you pronounce odorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊdɚəs/.
What does odorous mean?
Having a distinctive odor.
Where does odorous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce odorous

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