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malodour vs odor

odor vs malodour

malodour and odor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malodour Yes No No No
odor Yes No No No
As nouns, odor is a hypernym of malodour; that is, odor is a word with a broader meaning than malodour:
  • malodour: 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 malodour include odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell.
malodour (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 malodour and odor

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