fetidness

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noun

The quality of being fetid

Similar
malodorousnessstinkinessfoulnessrankness
OriginEnglish fetid ← Latin fētidus →
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Meanings

nounfetidness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being fetid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe attribute of having a strong offensive smell

Similar
malodorousnessstinkinessfoulnessrankness
Broader
olfactory propertysmellaroma
Also see
fetidityfoulnessmalodorousnessranknessstinkiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfētidus
  2. Englishfetid
  3. Englishfetidness

From fetid + -ness.

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Translations

French fétidité
  • fétiditéthe quality of being fetid
German Gestank
  • Gestankthe quality of being fetid
Russian вонь
  • вонь (vonʹ)the quality of being fetid
Spanish hedor, fetidez
  • hedorthe quality of being fetid
  • fetidezthe quality of being fetid
  • hediondezthe quality of being fetid
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APA

fetidness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetidness

MLA

“fetidness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetidness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetidness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetidness.

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