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acridity vs odour

odour vs acridity

acridity and odour both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acridity Yes No No No
odour Yes No No No
As nouns, odour is a hypernym of acridity; that is, odour is a word with a broader meaning than acridity:
  • acridity: having an acrid smell
  • odour: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Other hypernyms of acridity include odor, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell.
acridity (noun) odour (noun)
extreme bitterness any property detected by the olfactory system
the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
having an acrid smell
Difference between acridity and odour

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