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odour vs foetor

foetor vs odour

odour and foetor both are nouns.

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

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