Meanings
nounbody odour (countable and uncountable, plural body odours)
plural body odours · alternative body odor
- countableuncountabledermatologyThe unpleasant smell produced by the human body, primarily resulting from the metabolic activity of skin bacteria on sweat secretions.
Synonyms: BO, bromidrosis, osmidrosis, ozochrotia, fetid sweat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe unpleasant smell produced by the human body, primarily resulting from the metabolic activity of skin bacteria on sweat secretions.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmalodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
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Translations
Arabic رائحَة الجسم
- رائحَة الجسمunpleasant smell on a person's body
Chinese Cantonese 體臭 /体臭, 狐臭
- 體臭 /体臭 (tai² cau³)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 狐臭 (wu⁴ cau³)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Chinese Mandarin 體臭 /体臭, 狐臭
- 體臭 /体臭 (tǐchòu)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 狐臭 (húchòu)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 狐臊 (húsāo)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 腋臭 (yèchòu)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Czech tělesný pach
- tělesný pachunpleasant smell on a person's body
Danish kropslugt
- kropslugtunpleasant smell on a person's body
Dutch lichaamsgeur, lijfgeur
- lichaamsgeurunpleasant smell on a person's body
- lijfgeurunpleasant smell on a person's body
Esperanto korpodoro
- korpodorounpleasant smell on a person's body
Finnish hienhaju
- hienhajuunpleasant smell on a person's body
French odeur corporelle
- odeur corporelleunpleasant smell on a person's body
German Körpergeruch
- Körpergeruchunpleasant smell on a person's body
Greek ιδρωτίλα
- ιδρωτίλα (idrotíla)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Icelandic líkamslykt, svitalykt
- líkamslyktunpleasant smell on a person's body
- svitalyktunpleasant smell on a person's body
Indonesian bau badan
- bau badanunpleasant smell on a person's body
Irish boladh coirp
- boladh coirpunpleasant smell on a person's body
Italian cattivo odore del corpo
- cattivo odore del corpounpleasant smell on a person's body
Japanese 腋臭, 体臭
- 腋臭 (wakiga)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 体臭 (taishū)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Korean 암내, 땀내
- 암내 (amnae)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 땀내 (ttamnae)unpleasant smell on a person's body
- 액취증 (aekchwijeung)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Māori mōrūruru, moharuru
- mōrūruruunpleasant smell on a person's body
- moharuruunpleasant smell on a person's body
Portuguese odor corporal, cecê
- odor corporalunpleasant smell on a person's body
- cecêunpleasant smell on a person's body
Russian за́пах те́ла
- за́пах те́ла (zápax téla)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Spanish bromhidrosis, sobaquina
- bromhidrosisunpleasant smell on a person's body
- sobaquinaunpleasant smell on a person's body
Swahili adhifari
- adhifariunpleasant smell on a person's body
Swedish kroppsodör, kroppslukt
- kroppsodörunpleasant smell on a person's body
- kroppsluktunpleasant smell on a person's body
Tagalog anghit
- anghitunpleasant smell on a person's body
Tamil உடம்பு நாற்றம்
- உடம்பு நாற்றம் (uṭampu nāṟṟam)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Thai กลิ่นตัว
- กลิ่นตัว (glìn-dtuua)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Turkish ter kokusu, vücut kokusu
- ter kokusuunpleasant smell on a person's body
- vücut kokusuunpleasant smell on a person's body
Ukrainian за́пах ті́ла
- за́пах ті́ла (zápax tíla)unpleasant smell on a person's body
Vietnamese mùi cơ thể
- mùi cơ thểunpleasant smell on a person's body
Welsh gwynt chwys, oglau chwys
- gwynt chwysunpleasant smell on a person's body
- oglau chwysunpleasant smell on a person's body
Cite this entry
APA
body odour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20odour
MLA
“body odour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20odour. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body odour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20odour.
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