ODOR

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does odor mean? 

• ODOR (noun)
  The noun ODOR has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: ODOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ODOR (noun)

Meaning:

Any property detected by the olfactory system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aroma; odor; olfactory property; smell; odour; scent

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

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Attribute:

odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)

inodorous; odorless; odourless (having no odor)

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

bouquet; fragrance; fragrancy; redolence; sweetness (a pleasingly sweet olfactory property)

fetidness; foulness; malodorousness; rankness; stinkiness (the attribute of having a strong offensive smell)

muskiness (having the olfactory properties of musk)

rancidness (the property of being rancid)

Meaning:

The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell; odor

Context example:

she loved the smell of roses

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

aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)

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

scent (an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced)

aroma; fragrance; perfume; scent (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)

acridity (having an acrid smell)