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odor vs acridity

acridity vs odor

odor and acridity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
odor Yes No No No
acridity Yes No No No
As nouns, acridity is a hyponym of odor; that is, acridity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than odor:
  • odor: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  • acridity: having an acrid smell
Other hyponyms of odor include scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink, stank.
odor (noun) acridity (noun)
any property detected by the olfactory system extreme bitterness
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
having an acrid smell
Difference between odor and acridity

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