Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

body odour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
body odour
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unpleasant smell produced by the human body, primarily resulting from the metabolic activity of skin bacteria on sweat secretions.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

body odours (plural) body odor (alternative)

Synonyms

BO bromidrosis osmidrosis ozochrotia fetid sweat body odor b.o.

Questions

What does body odour mean?
The unpleasant smell produced by the human body, primarily resulting from the metabolic activity of skin bacteria on sweat secretions.

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