Word Study
odour
OXFORD DICTIONARY
odour, n. (US odor)
1 the property of a substance that has an effect on the nasal sense of smell.
2 a lasting quality or trace attaching to something (an odour of intolerance).
3 regard, repute (in bad odour).
1 the property of a substance that has an effect on the nasal sense of smell.
2 a lasting quality or trace attaching to something (an odour of intolerance).
3 regard, repute (in bad odour).
Derivative
odourless adj. (in sense 1).
Etymology
ME f. AF odour, OF odor f. L odor -oris smell, scent
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