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fetor vs odor

odor vs fetor

fetor and odor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fetor Yes No No No
odor Yes No No No
As nouns, odor is a hypernym of fetor; that is, odor is a word with a broader meaning than fetor:
  • fetor: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  • odor: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Other hypernyms of fetor include odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell.
fetor (noun) odor (noun)
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant any property detected by the olfactory system
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Difference between fetor and odor

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