Odour

Definitions: Odour

Odour

Noun

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".

2. Any property detected by the olfactory system.

Date "odour" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Food & Agriculture	A)combination of sensations perceived by the olfactory organ on sniffing given volatile substances; b)attribute of the specific sensation produced by any one of the above substances. Source: European Union. (references)
Health	A volatile emanation that is perceived by the sense of smell. (references)
Literature	Odour In good odour; in bad odour. In favour, out of favour; in good repute, in bad repute. The phrases refer to the "odour of sanctity" (q.v.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Odour

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

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Even animals lick themselves clean! I spend a lot of time with my boys in the shower, and I teach them that even body odour isn't just smell: it's bacteria, it's germs. (Habitat; writing credit: Rene Daalder)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Chemical ecology, odour communication in animals : scientific aspects, practical uses, and economic prospects : proceedings of the Advanced Research Institute on Chemical Ecology, Odour Communication in Animals, held in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 2 (reference) Odour Detection by Mobile Robots (reference) Odour Nuisances and Their Control (reference) Odour of Chrysanthemums (reference) Odour pollution of air: causes and control (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	He defended a rabbit warren against rats, with nothing but the odour of a little Barbary pig that he placed there.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	It is a good odour to breathe.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Odour" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.63% of the time. "Odour" is used about 633 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	97.63%	618	10,454
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	1.1%	7	133,076
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.79%	5	157,705
Noun (common)	0.32%	2	245,945
Noun (proper)	0.16%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	633	N/A

Expressions using "odour": bad odour ♦ be in bad odour ♦ be in bad odour with ♦ be in bad odour with smb. ♦ be in good odour with ♦ be in good odour with smb. ♦ boar sexual odour ♦ body odour ♦ foot odour. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "odour": odour-absorbent, odour-bearing, odour-binding, odour-free.
	Ending with "odour": Low-odour.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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

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

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

Bulgarian		следа (footprint, ghost, odor, 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, odor, scent, smack, smell), аромат (aroma, fragrance, nose, odor, perfume, relish, sapor, savor, savour, scent, smell), лъх (breathing, odor, puff, tincture, tinge, whiff), благоухание (aroma, balm, fragrance, odor, perfume, redolence). (various references)

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

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

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

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

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

Faeroese		rúka (give off an odour, reek, smell), anga (give off an odour, reek, smell). (various references)

Finnish		haju (foul smell, scent, smell, stink). (various references)

French		odeur (odor). (various references)

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

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

Greek		οσμή (odor, rankness, scent, smell). (various references)

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

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

Hungarian		szag (odor, olfactory, perfume, say, scent, smell, spoor, whiff), illat (aroma, flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, gust, nose, odor, perfume, savour, scent), bűz (fetor, reek, stench, stink). (various references)

Indonesian		bau (aroma, foul, scent, smell, unpleasant), aroma (aroma, odor, smell). (various references)

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

Japanese Kanji		臭い (aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, smell, stench, stinking), 匂い (aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, smell, stench). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		におい (aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, smell, stench). (various references)

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

Manx		soar (aroma, bouquet, breath, pong, scent, sense of smell, smell, sniff). (various references)

Norwegian		lukte (give off an odour, reek, smell). (various references)

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

Pig Latin		odouray

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thai		กลิ่น (odor, olfaction, scent, smell), กิตติศัพท์. (various references)

Turkish		saygınlık (cachet, credit, esteem, grace, honor, honour, importance, notability, note, odor, prestige, reputability, repute, respectability, standing, venerability), koku (aura, drag, exhalation, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, odor, redolence, scent, smell, whiff, wind), izlenim (effect, feeling, impression, imprint, odor, ring, stamp), iz (birthmark, chip, clew, clue, dint, evidence, footprint, ghost, hint, ichno-, impress, impression, inkling, odor, 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, odor, prestige, regard, reputation, respectability, standing, weight), şöhret (bays, celebrity, distinction, fame, kudos, laurels, notability, notable, odor, prominence, publicity, record, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute). (various references)

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

Vietnamese		nước hoa tiếng thiêng liêng. (various references)

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

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	odor. (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 "odour": odourful, odours. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-o-o-r-u"
	-1 letter: door, dour, duro, odor, ordo, rood.
	-2 letters: dor, duo, oud, our, rod, udo, urd.
	-3 letters: do, od, or.
	Words containing the letters "d-o-o-r-u"
	+1 letter: dolour, odours, uropod.
	+2 letters: boudoir, bourdon, dolours, dropout, mudroom, odorful, odorous, orotund, outdoer, outdoor, outdrop, outrode, uropods.
	+3 letters: boudoirs, bourdons, coloured, corduroy, decolour, decorous, dolorous, dormouse, downpour, dropouts, fourfold, groupoid, honoured, mudrooms, odourful, outboard, outdoers, outdoors, outdrops, outdrove, outrowed, overloud, profound, propound, quadroon, sauropod, sourwood, unmoored, unroofed, unrooted, uprooted, urochord, uropodal, wondrous, woodruff.
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