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odorous

3 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, odorous means having a distinctive odor.

Meanings of odorous

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Having a distinctive odor.

    “The table was piled with odorous lilies.”

  2. Having a natural fragrance

    “odoriferous spices”

    “the odorous air of the orchard”

    “the perfumed air of June”

    Similar: odoriferous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for odorous →
adjective: emitting an odor
odoriferous
adjective: having a natural fragrance
odoriferousperfumedscentedsweetsweet-scentedsweet-smelling
Oppositesodorless

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