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odor vs malodour

malodour vs odor

odor and malodour both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
odor Yes No No No
malodour Yes No No No
As nouns, malodour is a hyponym of odor; that is, malodour 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
  • malodour: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Other hyponyms of odor include scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, fetor, foetor, malodor, mephitis, reek, stench, stink, acridity, stank.
odor (noun) malodour (noun)
any property detected by the olfactory system a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Difference between odor and malodour

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