Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stench

/stɛnt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
stench
IPA
/stɛnt͡ʃ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a strong foul smell; a stink.

noun

A foul quality.

noun

A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.

Obsolete

verb

To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.

Obsolete

verb

To stanch.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (“smell, fragrance, odor”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”). Cognate with Dutch stank (“stench, odor”), German Stank, Gestank (“stench, odor, smell”), Danish stank (“stench”), Swedish stank (“stench”), Icelandic stækja (“stench”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: stench, stenċ, *stankwiz, *stengʷ-

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

stenches (plural) stenches (present, singular) stenching (participle, present) stenched (participle, past) stenched (past)

Derived Forms

stenchcore stenchful stenchsome stenchy

Phrases

stench bomb stench trap stench trench

Frequently Paired Words

asafoetida garlic polecat skunk stoat malodorous

Synonyms

stink pong fetor funk malodor niff nosesore reek stench

Antonyms

aroma fragrance perfume

Rhymes With

french bench trench wrench quench wench clench drench entrench tench hench retrench

Questions

How do you pronounce stench?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɛnt͡ʃ/.
What does stench mean?
a strong foul smell; a stink.
Where does stench come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stench

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