odorous
odorous is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling. "Odorous bloom." Keble. Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell. Spenser. -- O"dor*ous*ly, adv. -- O"dor*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- act
- acute
- animal
- bloodhound
- effluvium
- emanation
- essence
- exhalation
- exhale
- foul
- fragrance
- fume
- give
- graveolent
- have
- hound
- inhale
- nidor
- nidorous
- nose
- odor
- odorament
- odorant
- odoriferous
- olfaction
- olfactory
- out
- pleasant
- pungent
- putrid
- quick-scented
- redolence
- redolent
- reek
- scent
- sense
- smell
- smelling
- sniff
- snuff
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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