Odor

Definitions: Odor

Odor

Noun

1. Any property detected by the olfactory system.

2. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses".

Date "odor" was first used: 13th century. (references)

Etymology: Odor \O"dor\, noun. [from Old English expression odor, odour, Old French odor, odour, French odeur, from the Latin expression odor; akin to olere to smell, Greek, Lith. compare to Olfactory, Osmium, Ozone, Redolent.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Dream Interpretation	To dream of inhaling sweet odors, is a sign of a beautiful woman ministering to your daily life, and successful financiering. To smell disgusting odors, foretells unpleasant disagreements and unreliable servants. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
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Odor receptors on the antennae
of a Luna moth

An odor is the object of perception of the sense of olfaction. Odors are also called smells. The term stench, stink or reek is used to describe an unpleasant odor. The term fragrance is used by the perfume industry to describe a pleasant odor.

Odors correspond to the objective phenomenon of chemicals dissolved in air, although, as with other senses, psychological factors can play a part in perception.

Certain odors, such as perfumes and flowers, are much sought after and large prices are paid for the most elite ones. Other whole industries have developed products to remove unpleasant odors. See deodorent.

Odors that are mostly perceived as "pleasant":

flowers, trees, fresh fruit

Odors that are mostly perceived as "unpleasant":

bad breath, foot odor, feces, vomit, rotting fruit

The perception of odours is also very much dependent upon circumstance. The odor of cooking processes may be agreeable while cooking, but not after the meal when one is full. It is also culturally dependent what smells great to you may be quite unpleasant for your neighbors.

The study of odours is an growing field, but is a complex and difficult one. The human olfactory system can detect many thousands of scents based on only very minute airborn concentrations of a chemical. The sense of smell of many animals is even better. Some fragrant flowers give off odor plumes that move downwind, and are detectable by bees more than a kilometer away.

Pheromones are odors that are deliberately used for communication. A female moth may release a pheromone that can entice a male moth from several kilometers. Honeybee queens constantly are releasing pheromones that regulate the activity of the hive. Workers can release such odors to call other bees into an appropriate cavity when a swarm moves in, or to "sound" an alarm when the hive is threatened.

There are hopes that smelling machines could do everything from test perfumes to help detect cancer, but as yet artificial noses are still quite inadequate.

Synonyms: Odor

Synonyms: aroma (n), odour (n), olfactory perception (n), olfactory property (n), olfactory sensation (n), scent (n), smell (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Approbation	Approved, praised;Verb: uncensured, unimpeached; popular, in good odor; in high esteem; (respected); in favor, in high favor.
Disapprobation	Disapproved, chid;Verb: in bad odor, blown upon, unapproved; unblest; at a discount, exploded; weighed in the balance and found wanting.
Disrepute	Noun: disrepute, discredit; ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor; disapprobation; ingloriousness, derogation; abasement, debasement; abjectness; Adjective: degradation, dedecoration; a long farewell to all my greatness; odium, obloquy, opprobrium, ignominy.
Enmity	Adjective: inimical, unfriendly, hostile; at enmity, at variance, at daggers drawn,at open war with; up in arms against; in bad odor with.
Piety	Spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness.
Repute	In good odor in; favor, in high favor; reputable, respectable, creditable.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Odor

Specialty definitions using "odor": ARNOLD, aromatite ♦ Benzyl Alcohol ♦ CHEESE GRADER, Chlorobutanol, clay wash, Complete Mix Digester, Cyclohexanols ♦ dry-cleaning-machine operator ♦ Ethanolamine, Ethylene Dichlorides, euosmite ♦ fetid calcite, First Stroke is Half the Battle ♦ GAS-LEAK INSPECTOR, Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative, GOAT ♦ Heptanol, horn coal ♦ INSPECTOR, CANNED FOOD RECONDITIONING ♦ Ketone Bodies ♦ leak locator, Limbourg, Limburg cheese, Limburger cheese, liverstone ♦ maintenance inspector, maple-syrup disease, MILK DRIVER, milk hauler ♦ Odor Lucri, Odor Threshold, odor unit ♦ Peracetic Acid, Pole-cat, Poppies ♦ ROQUEFORT ♦ Safe Water, sealing-wax wood, Secondary Drinking Water Regulations, sensitive receptor indicator, stinkquartz, SUPERVISOR, COMPOUNDING-AND-FINISHING ♦ truffite. (references)

Etymologies containing "odor": Odorate, osmium, Ozone ♦ redolent. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Odor" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (odour), Dutch (odour), German (odour), Latin (aroma, hint, inkling, odor, odour, scent, smell, suggestion), Portuguese (aroma, bloom, Flavor, flavour, fragrancy, fragrant, nose, odor, odour, perfume, scent, smell), Romanian (darling, dear, duck, fondling, gem, gold, jewel, love, Pearl, treasure).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	My own stools, Sir, are gigantic and have no more odor than a hot biscuit. (The Road to Wellville; writing credit: Alan Parker) I like the smell of my hair treatment; the pleasing odor is half the point. (O Brother, Where Art Thou?; writing credit: Ethan Coen) Let me be totally clear: you sweat, you make sucking noises when you breathe, and your body odor is even now rotting my nasal lining. (Press Gang; writing credit: Steven Moffat)
Movie/TV Titles	Odor of the Day (1948)
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Domain	Title
Books	Air pollution odor control primer (reference) Flavor, Fragrance & Odor Analysis (reference) Odor and Voc Control Handbook (reference) Odor of War (reference) Odor Sensation and Memory (reference) (more book examples)

Music	New World Odor (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Hamilton Beach 04255 TrueAir Plug-Mount Odor Eliminator with Two Bonus Filters (reference) Hamilton Beach 04271 TrueAir Odor Eliminator with QuickClean Speed (reference) Hamilton Beach 4230 TrueAir Odor Eliminator General Purpose Replacement Filters (3-Pack) (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	One measure used to reduce odor associated with animal waste lagoons is to pump the affluent directly under the water.Credit: Bob Nichols.		Flowering kudzu is a fast-growing legume with a grapelike odor. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Peggy Greb..
	Entomologist Suzanne Batra collects polyester bees, which release a lemony odor (pheromone) from their mouths that attracts more bees to the net. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
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Title	Author	Quote
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	And first the skins wrinkle a little and swarms of flies come to feast, and the valley is filled with the odor of sweet decay.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		V. vulnificus does not alter the appearance, taste, or odor of oysters. (references)
		A vaginal discharge that has an odor or that is irritating is usually an abnormal discharge. (references)
		Or a person may detect a foul odor or taste from a substance that is normally pleasant smelling or tasting. (references)
Business		Best prospects exist for analyzing equipment, oxides of nitrogen (NOx) controls, and odor control equipment. (references)
		Korea also is in desperate need of cost-effective alternatives to using cover soil that, usually, are spread over landfills to mitigate odor problems. (references)
		Citizens' groups in some up-scale neighborhoods have mounted local campaigns to delay or deny building permits based on concerns over noise, litter, odor and architectural styles. (references)
Economic History	France	They are introducing a new generation of fibers and textiles corresponding to the needs of new consumers (i.e.: easy-to-clean, anti-bacterial, anti-uv, anti stain, anti odor, insect-protection, waterproof, temperature-control, and light-weight). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Jack Hanna	Right, it's an odor they have to locate each other. The foxes live three or four in a group. And they're an animal that is still hunted for their coat and that type of thing.
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The following table summarizes the usage of "odor" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Odor	Last name	200	33,144
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "odor": bad odor ♦ be in bad odor ♦ be in bad odor with ♦ be in bad odor with smb. ♦ be in good odor with ♦ body odor ♦ Fecal odor ♦ foot odor ♦ in bad odor with ♦ odor of sanctity ♦ odor unit ♦ To be in bad odor ♦ Urinary odor. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "odor": Odor-o-no.
	Ending with "odor": Male-odor.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "odor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		reuk (odour, scent, smell), geur (odour, scent, smell). (various references)

Albanian		erë (blow, era, Flavor, flavour, odour, scent, smack, smell, time, whiff, wind). (various references)

Arabic		‏عطر (attar, balmy, eau de cologne, embalm, fragrant, odorous, odour, perfume, redolence, redolent, scent), ‏أثر (bias, count, echo, effect, give rise to, hint, impress, influence, lead, mark, odour, operate, prefer, repercussion, scent, sink, soupcon, streak, tag, tinge, tint, touch, trace, trail, trait, vestige, work), ‏رائحة (odour, scent, smell, smelling), ‏شك (discount, discredit, dispute, doubt, fall under suspicion, incertitude, inkling, misgiving, odour, qualms, query, question, scepticism, scrupulosity, smell a rat, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty, wonder). (various references)

Bulgarian		следа (footprint, ghost, odour, print, rag, relic, relish, remnant, rudiment, savor, savour, scar, scent, scintilla, shadow, show, shred, sign, spice, tang, touch, trace, track, trail, train, trait, vestige, whiff), миризма (emanation, flavoring, flavouring, odour, scent, smack, smell), аромат (aroma, fragrance, nose, odour, perfume, relish, sapor, savor, savour, scent, smell), лъх (breathing, odour, puff, tincture, tinge, whiff), благоухание (aroma, balm, fragrance, odour, perfume, redolence). (various references)

Chinese		氣味 (scent), 气味 (odour, scent, smell, Smell-less). (various references)

Czech		zápach (fetidness, hum, mephitic, odour, reek, scent, smell), vùnì (Flavor, flavour, fragrance, odour, perfume, scent, smell, wind), smrad (niff, odour, pong, reek, smell, stench, stink). (various references)

Danish		lugt (odour, scent, smell). (various references)

Dutch		reuk (odour, scent, smell), luchtje (odour, scent, smell), lucht (air, atmosphere, heaven, odour, scent, sky, smell), geur (aroma, flavour, odour, perfume, scent, smell). (various references)

Esperanto		odoro (odour, scent, smell). (various references)

Farsi		عطروبوی , عطر (Ambrosia, Perfume, Scent, Smell), طعم (Flavor, Gusto, Palate, Relish, Savor, Smack, Taste), رایحه (Aroma, Breath, Scent, Smell), شهرت (Attribute, Emprise, Esteem, Estimate, Fame, Grapevine, Notability, Renown, Report, Reputation). (various references)

Finnish		valituksiin perustuva menetelmä (method based on odor complaints, method based on odour complaints, sampling based on odor complaints, sampling based on odour complaints), reklamaatiomenetelmä (method based on odor complaints, method based on odour complaints, sampling based on odor complaints, sampling based on odour complaints), hajuintensiteetti-indeksi (odor intensity index). (various references)

French		odeur (odour). (various references)

Frisian		lucht (air, odour, scent, smell). (various references)

German		Geruch (aroma, fragrance, odour, perfume, scent, smack, smell, stench, stink, whiff). (various references)

Greek		μυρωδιά (odour, scent, smell, tincture), οσμή (odour, rankness, scent, smell). (various references)

Hawaiian		erë (odour, scent, smell, wind). (various references)

Hebrew		שמץ (grain, iota, jot, mite, modicum, morsel, odour, particle, pinch, shade, shred, soupcon, sprinkling, suspicion, syllable, tincture, trace, whit), בשם (balsam, fragrance, odour, perfume, scent, spice), ריח (aroma, fragrance, odour, savor, savour, scent, smell). (various references)

Hungarian		szag (odour, olfactory, perfume, say, scent, smell, spoor, whiff), illat (aroma, flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, gust, nose, odour, perfume, savour, scent). (various references)

Indonesian		aroma (aroma, odour, smell). (various references)

Italian		profumo (odors, odour, perfume, scent, smell, sweetness), odore (aura, fragrance, fragrancy, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		悪臭 (bad odor, stench, stink). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たいしゅう (body odor, characteristic, general public, personal odor), しげきしゅう (irritant odor, irritating smell), ぼうしゅう (odor-resistant), いこう (authority, clothes rack, great deed, great effect, hereafter, idea, inclination, influence, intention, lingering odor of giver, on and after, perfume on the clothing, posthumous manuscripts, power, remains, switching over to, thereafter, to relax, to repose, to rest, transposition, works following the deceased), わきが (abnormal underarm odor, body odor), あくしゅう (bad habit, bad odor, stench, stink, vice), よしゅう (lingering odor, old remaining customs, preparation for a lesson), よくん (lingering odor), よこう (afterglow, lingering light, lingering odor, preliminary draft, rehearsal), げきしゅう (strong odor, strong smell). (various references)

Korean		냄새 (odour, scent, smell). (various references)

Papiamen		oló (odour, scent, smell), holó (odour, scent, smell). (various references)

Pig Latin		odoray

Portuguese		odor (aroma, bloom, Flavor, flavour, fragrancy, fragrant, nose, odour, perfume, scent, smell), cheiro (nose, odour, perfume, scent, smell). (various references)

Romanian		parfum (aroma, bouquet, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell, sweet), miros urât (odour, reek), miros plãcut (odour, perfume, redolence), miros (fragrance, nose, odour, scent, smell, sniff), mireasmã (breath, fragrance, odour, perfume, scent), duhoare (miasma, niff, odour, stench, stink). (various references)

Russian		запах (aroma, odour, scent, smell). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		smrad (mephitis, odour, smell, stench, stink), miris (aroma, bouquet, flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell), glasine (gossip, odour). (various references)

Spanish		olor (aroma, flavour, odour, scent, smell, taint). (various references)

Sranan		smeri (aroma, flavour, give off an odour, odour, reek, scent, smell, stench). (various references)

Swedish		doft (aroma, fragrance, fragrancy, incense, odour, savor, savour, scent, smell, waft, whiff). (various references)

Thai		กลิ่น (odour, olfaction, scent, smell). (various references)

Turkish		saygınlık (cachet, credit, esteem, grace, honor, honour, importance, notability, note, odour, prestige, reputability, repute, respectability, standing, venerability), koku (aura, drag, exhalation, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, odour, redolence, scent, smell, whiff, wind), izlenim (effect, feeling, impression, imprint, odour, ring, stamp), iz (birthmark, chip, clew, clue, dint, evidence, footprint, ghost, hint, ichno-, impress, impression, inkling, odour, print, scar, shades, shadow, sign, smack, stamp, stigma, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taint, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, track, trail, vestige, weal, wheal), itibar (altitude, ascendancy, ascendency, authority, consideration, credit, dignity, effectiveness, eminence, eminency, esteem, estimation, face, importance, odour, prestige, regard, reputation, respectability, standing, weight), şöhret (bays, celebrity, distinction, fame, kudos, laurels, notability, notable, odour, prominence, publicity, record, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute). (various references)

Turkmen		ys (aroma, smell). (various references)

Ukranian		слава (aureola, aureole, celebration, celebrity, chit chat, fame, glorification, glory, luster, lustre, odour, renown), репутація (character, credit, honor, honour, name, note, odour, reputation, repute), наліт (boost, furring, odour, raid, taint, tang, tinct), милість (benefit, condescension, mercifulness, odour), запах (nose, odour, scent, smell, wind), аромат (aroma, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, nose, nosegay, odour, perfume, scent), ласка (affection, caress, endearment, fondling, odour, tenderness, weasel), присмак (aftertaste, aroma, flavour, odour, raciness, spice, tinct, tincture, tinge, waft), пахощі (breath, breathing, fragrance, fragrancy, frankincense, odour, redolence, redolency), душок (odour). (various references)

Welsh		arogledd (fragrance, sense of smell), arogl (perfume, scent, smell). (various references)

Yucatec		ch'e'eh (ado, din, noise, odour, scent, smell), book (odour, scent, smell). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	2. ir. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	adoleas, adolebant, adolebat, adolebatur, adolebis, adolebit, adolebitis, adolebitque, adolebitur, adolebuntque, adolendum, adolens, adolentes, adolere, adolerent, adoleret, adoletur, aer, aera, aere, aerem, aeris, aura, aurae, auram, auris, heliodori, heliodorum, nidor, odor, odore, odorem, odoremque, odores, odoribus, odorifer, odoris, odorus. (various references)
Vulgar Latin	200-Modern	flator. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	flaour. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 12, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	H oun maria labousa litran murou nardou pistikhV polutimou hleiyen touV podaV tou ihsou kai exemaxen taiV qrixin authV touV podaV autou h de oikia eplhrwqh ek thV osmhV tou murou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Maria ergo accepit libram unguenti nardi pistici pretiosi unxit pedes Iesu et extersit capillis suis pedes eius et domus impleta est ex odore unguenti
Old English	990	West Saxon	Maria nam an pund deorewurðre sealfemid þam wyrt ge-mengð þe nardus hatað.and smerede þas hælendes fet. & dreigdemid hire locken. & þt hus wæs ge-fylled ofþare sealfe swetnysse.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Therfor Marie took a pound of oynement of trewe narde precious, and anoyntide the feet of Jhesu, and wipte hise feet with hir heeris; and the hous was fulfillid of the sauour of the oynement.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntmet called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wipt his fete with her heer and the housse was filled of the savre of the oyntmet.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	John Chapter 12, Verse 3
Cebuano	Ug si Maria mikuhag tunga sa kilo nga bilihong pahumot nga lunsayng nardo, ug iyang gihaplasan niini si Jesus diha sa mga tiil, ug iyang gipahiran kini sa iyang mga buhok; ug ang balay nalukop sa kaamyon sa pahumot.
Croatian	Tada Marija uzme libru prave dragocjene nardove pomasti, pomaže Isusu noge i otare ih svojom kosom. I sva se kuæa napuni mirisom pomasti.
Danish	Da tog Maria et Pund af ægte, såre kostbar Nardussalve og salvede Jesu Fødder og tørrede hans Fødder med sit Hår; og Huset blev fuldt af Salvens Duft.
Dutch	Maria dan, genomen hebbende een pond zalf van onvervalsten, zeer kostelijken nardus, heeft de voeten van Jezus gezalfd, en met haar haren Zijn voeten afgedroogd; en het huis werd vervuld van den reuk der zalf.
Finnish	Niin Maria otti naulan oikeata, kallisarvoista nardusvoidetta ja voiteli Jeesuksen jalat ja pyyhki ne hiuksillaan; ja huone tuli täyteen voiteen tuoksua.
French	Marie, ayant pris une livre d`un parfum de nard pur de grand prix, oignit les pieds de Jésus, et elle lui essuya les pieds avec ses cheveux; et la maison fut remplie de l`odeur du parfum.
German	Da nahm Maria ein Pfund Salbe von ungefälschter, köstlicher Narde und salbte die Füße Jesu und trocknete mit ihrem Haar seine Füße; das Haus aber ward voll vom Geruch der Salbe.
Haitian Creole	Lè sa a, Mari pran yon boutèy demi lit plen yon odè ki fèt ak yon fèy yo rele na. Odè sa a te vann byen chè. Li vide tout odè a sou pye Jezi. Apre sa, li siye yo ak cheve li. Tout kay la te plen sant odè a.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kemudian Maria datang dengan kira-kira setengah liter minyak wangi narwastu yang mahal sekali. Ia menuang minyak itu ke kaki Yesus, lalu menyekanya dengan rambutnya. Seluruh rumah itu menjadi harum karena minyak wangi itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Lalu diambil oleh Maryam sekati minyak narwastu jati yang mahal harganya, diurapinya kaki Yesus serta disapunya kaki-Nya itu dengan rambutnya. Maka semerbaklah bau minyak narwastu itu memenuhi rumah itu.
Maori	Na ka mau a Meri ki tetahi pauna hinu kakara, he tino nara, he mea utu nui, whakawahia ana e ia nga waewae o Ihu, me te muru ano i ona waewae ki ona makawe; ki noa te whare i te kakara o te hinu.
Norwegian	Maria tok da et pund ekte, såre kostelig nardus-salve og salvet Jesu føtter, og tørket hans føtter med sitt hår; og huset blev fylt av salvens duft.
Portuguese	Então Maria, tomando uma libra de bálsamo de nardo puro, de grande preço, ungiu os pés de Jesus, e os enxugou com os seus cabelos; e encheu-se a casa do cheiro do bálsamo.
Rumanian	Maria a luat un litru cu mir de nard curat, de mare prey, a uns picioarele lui Isus, wi I -a wters picioarele cu pqrul ei; wi s`a umplut casa de mirosul mirului.
Shuar	Tura Marikia kunkuinian ti kuitjai ritru ajapén sumak itiamiayi. Tura Jesusa nawen kuer ni intiashijiai japirmiayi. Jeasha nu kunkuinjai ti shiir kunkunmiayi.
Swahili	Basi, Maria alichukua chupa ya marashi ya nardo safi ya thamani kubwa, akampaka Yesu miguu na kuipangusa kwa nywele zake. Nyumba yote ikajaa harufu ya marashi.
Swedish	Då tog Maria ett skålpund smörjelse av dyrbar äkta nardus och smorde därmed Jesu fötter; sedan torkade hon hans fötter med sitt hår. Och huset uppfylldes med vällukt av smörjelsen.
Uma	Bula-ra ngkoni', tumai-i Maria ngkeni hantanga' lite lana honga. Lana toe rababehi ngkai rali' kaju to mohonga, masuli' lia oli-na. Natua lana toe hi witi' -na Yesus pai' naporihi hante wuluwoo' -na. Mohonga-damo hobo' hi rala tomi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "odor": odorant, odorants, odored, odorful, odoriferous, odoriferously, odoriferousness, odoriferousnesses, odorize, odorized, odorizes, odorizing, odorless, odorous, odorously, odorousness, odorousnesses, odors. (additional references)
	Words ending with "odor": malodor. (additional references)
	Words containing "odor": commodore, commodores, deodorant, deodorants, deodorization, deodorizations, deodorize, deodorized, deodorizer, deodorizers, deodorizes, deodorizing, malodorous, malodorously, malodorousness, malodorousnesses, malodors, rhodora, rhodoras. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Odor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ador, bodor, codor, Dodford, dooor, doore, doorn, edor, fodor, Lodmoor, ndor, Noldor, odar, Odboy, Oddar, Oddo, oddr, odeo, odert, odic, Odier, odio, odno, odo, odoc, odod, odoe, odol, odom, odore, odori, odory, odot, odoy, odra, odu, odue, odur, odure, ofor, ogor, Ogork, olor, omor, onor, ood, Ooda, oodu, ooooo, oor, oord, Opdo, ordor, ordora, oror, osor, otor, ovor, oxor, ozor, rodor, tdor, uddor, Usdor. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "odor" (pronounced ō"der)
3	ō" d er	coder, decoder, loader.
2	-d er	adder, Alder, Alexander, ambassador, Ardor, asunder, attainder, auslander, balder, Bander, bandleader, bartender, beholder, bender, bewilder, bidder, binder, birder, bladder, blander, blender, blinder, blonder, blunder, boarder, bolder, bondholder, bookbinder, border, boulder, bounder, brander, breeder, broader, builder, bystander, calamander, calendar, camcorder, candor, carder, cardholder, cedar, ceder, Cheddar, cheerleader, chowder, cider, cinder, cofounder, colder, collider, commander, Condor, consider, contender, copyreader, Corder, coriander, corridor, Crowder, crusader, cylinder, deader, defender, disorder, divider, elder, embroider, Ender, engender, evader, extender, fader, feeder, Fender, fielder, finder, flounder, fodder, folder, fonder, forwarder, founder, freeholder, freeloader, gallbladder, gander, Gelder, gender, gerrymander, Gilder, girder, glider, Golder, grader, grander, grinder, Guider, guilder, gunpowder, harder, header, Herder, hider, highlander, hinder, Holder, homesteader, householder, infielder, insider, intruder, invader, islander, Kidder, kinder, ladder, lader, Lander, landholder, larder, Lauder, launder, lavender, leader, lender, lieder, louder, madder, mainlander, marauder, meander, melder, milder, minder, molder, moulder, murder, nadir, odder, offender, officeholder, older, oleander, order, outfielder, outrider, outsider, pander, pathfinder.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: door, ordo, rood.
	Words within the letters "d-o-o-r"
	-1 letter: dor, rod.
	-2 letters: do, od, or.
	Words containing the letters "d-o-o-r"
	+1 letter: brood, dobro, dolor, donor, doors, drool, droop, fordo, odors, odour, ordos, rodeo, rondo, roods.
	+2 letters: broods, broody, condor, cordon, corody, dhoora, dobros, doctor, dolors, dolour, donors, doozer, dorado, dromon, drongo, drools, droops, droopy, foredo, hotrod, indoor, moored, odored, odours, oroide, overdo, oxford, roadeo, rodeos, rondos, roofed, rooked, roomed, roosed, rooted, sordor, toroid, uropod.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 64 6F 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
pet odor	353	removing cat urine odor	34
body odor	321	vagina odor	32
vaginal odor	242	removing odor	32
odor	227	odor eater	29
odor control	208	wastewater odor	29
hair head odor	203	odor control company inc	27
pet odor removal	199	skunk odor removal	27
foot odor	186	control dog odor	26
cat urine odor	114	removing pet odor	26
skunk odor	108	asphalt odor	26
odor removal	103	odor product	26
urine odor	102	smoke odor	25
odor eliminator	86	odor control system	25
bad odor strong urine	69	hydrogen odor sulfide	24
odor remover	56	sewage odor	24
odor control product	56	control h2s odor	24
dog odor	52	sewage odor control	23
cat odor	47	pet odor control	22
underarm odor	41	carpet odor	22
odor elimination	38	musty odor	21
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Odor

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Odor

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Approbation

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