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FETOR

• FETOR (noun)
The noun FETOR has 1 sense:

1. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Familiarity information: FETOR used as a noun is very rare.

• FETOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; reek; stench; stink; mephitis

Hypernyms ("fetor" is a kind of...):

odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fetor"):

niff; pong (an unpleasant smell)

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(Armenian proverb)
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(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of odor
Meaning of niff
Meaning of pong
Pronunciation of olfactory sensation
Meaning of smell

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