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odor vs stench

stench vs odor

odor and stench both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
odor Yes No No No
stench Yes No No No
As nouns, stench is a hyponym of odor; that is, stench 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
  • stench: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Other hyponyms of odor include scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stink, acridity, stank.
odor (noun) stench (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 stench

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