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odour vs fragrance

fragrance vs odour

odour and fragrance both are nouns.

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

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