odor

Roget category 398

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#398. Odor

noun

odor, smell, odorament^†, scent, effluvium — emanation, exhalation — fume, essence, trail, nidor^†, redolence.
sense of smell — scent — act of smelling etc. v. — olfaction, olfactories^†.
[pleasant odor] fragrance etc. 400.
odorant.
[animal with acute sense of smell] bloodhound, hound.
[smell detected by a hound] spoor.

verb

have an odor etc. n. — smell, smell of, smell strong of — exhale — give out a smell etc. n. — reek, reek of — scent.
smell, scent — snuff, snuff up — sniff, nose, inhale.

adjective

odorous, odoriferous — smelling, reeking, foul-smelling, strong-scented — redolent, graveolent^†, nidorous^†, pungent — putrid, foul.
[Relating to the sense of smell] olfactory, quick-scented.

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