2020-11-18
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด O - odorous & malodorous
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง odorous = ‘OH-der-uhs’
ออกเสียง malodorous = ‘mal-OH-der uhs’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Odorous = having a distinctive odor; smelly:
an odorous stockyard
Not to be confused with:
odious – arousing hatred; abhorrent; repugnant;
abominable; loathsome, detestable: an odious pedophile
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for odorous
ODOROUS, FRAGRANT, REDOLENT, AROMATIC
mean emitting and diffusing scent.
ODOROUS applies to whatever has a strong distinctive smell whether pleasant or unpleasant. odorous cheeses should be tightly wrapped
FRAGRANT applies to things (such as flowers or spices) with sweet or agreeable odors. a fragrant rose
REDOLENT applies usually to a place or thing impregnated with odors. the kitchen was redolent of garlic and tomatoes
AROMATIC applies to things emitting pungent often fresh odors. an aromatic blend of tobaccos
Choose the Right Synonym for malodorous
MALODOROUS, STINKING, FETID, NOISOME, PUTRID, RANK, FUSTY, MUSTY mean bad-smelling.
MALODOROUS may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. malodorous fertilizers
STINKING and FETID suggest the foul or disgusting. prisoners were held in stinking cells the fetid odor of skunk cabbage
NOISOME adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. a stagnant, noisome sewer
PUTRID implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter. the putrid smell of rotting fish
RANK suggests a strong unpleasant smell. rank cigar smoke
FUSTY and MUSTY suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight,
FUSTY also implying prolonged uncleanliness,
MUSTY stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age. a fusty attic the musty odor of a damp cellar
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
uncommon words for unpleasant aromas
Malodorous
Definition - having a bad odor
We have all of us on occasion come across a bad smell
and, for reasons of politeness, hesitated to forthrightly
say just how bad it smelled.
For such situations it may be useful to have at your disposal
a quiver of obscure terms.
Malodorous is not terribly unknown, but it has a good number of less-easily-understood synonyms.
There is olid, virose, and graveolent, all of which may be defined as "fetid."
Harpies of Law defile his solemn feasts; his light burns languid; for a space seems utterly snuffed out, and dead in malodorous vapor.
— Thomas Carlyle, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, 1839
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
odorous & malodorous
Odorous means “having, yielding, or diffusing an odor”
(that property of something which affects the sense of smell).
Odorous usually implies a fragrant or pleasantsmell;
the word odor normally refers to a bad or unpleasant smell or scent:
“The air was odorous with the fragrance of lilies.”
“A rank odor drifted from the laboratory.”
Words related to odorous are odorous, fragrant, aromatic, odoriferous, and perfumed.
Malodorous is formed from odorous and the Latin prefix mal-,
meaning “ill” or “bad”: “The malodorous skunk is not a welcome visitor.”
“The scent coming from this dank swamp is malodorous.”
