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body odor vs foulness

foulness vs body odor

body odor and foulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
body odor Yes No No No
foulness Yes No No No
As nouns, foulness is a hypernym of body odor; that is, foulness is a word with a broader meaning than body odor:
  • body odor: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
  • foulness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
Other hypernyms of body odor include fetidness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness.
body odor (noun) foulness (noun)
malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
(of weather) the badness of the weather
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
disgusting wickedness and immorality
Difference between body odor and foulness

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