malodour

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A form of malodor — An offensive odor.

Similar
malodorstenchstinkreekfetorfoetormephitis
OriginEnglish odour ← Old French mal- ← Latin male →
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Meanings

nounmalodour (plural malodours)

plural malodours

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of malodor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Similar
malodorstenchstinkreekfetorfoetormephitis
Broader
smellodorodour
Also see
fetormalodormephitisreekstenchstink

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmale
  2. Old Frenchmal-
  3. Englishmal-
  4. Englishodour
  5. Englishmalodour

From mal- + odour.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Romualdo
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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