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stink vs odour

odour vs stink

stink and odour both are nouns.

stink is a verb but odour is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stink Yes No Yes No
odour Yes No No No
As nouns, odour is a hypernym of stink; that is, odour is a word with a broader meaning than stink:
  • stink: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  • odour: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Other hypernyms of stink include odor, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell.
stink (noun) odour (noun)
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant any property detected by the olfactory system
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
stink (verb) odour (verb)
smell badly and offensively
be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
Difference between stink and odour

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