Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malodour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-odour
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of malodor.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odour English malodour From mal- + odour.

Inflected Forms

malodours (plural)

Synonyms

malodor stench stink reek fetor foetor mephitis

Questions

What does malodour mean?: Alternative spelling of malodor.
Where does malodour come from?: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odour English malodour From mal- + odour.

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