Odour

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Odor \O"dor\ ([=o]"d[~e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor,
     odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr.
     'o`zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf. {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone},
     {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.]
     Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
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           Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
           That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser.
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     {To be in bad odor}, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  odour
       n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the
            nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous
            form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor},
             {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
       2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory
          property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {scent}]