odiferousness

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noun

The quality of being odiferous.

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Meanings

nounodiferousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being odiferous.

    Cab slowing and stopping in front of a tall yellow building. Shooting up out of the tenements. Wrack the mind for opening statements. Miss Tomson after all these empty weeks let me kiss your feet. They're clean. Or even if there's a slight odiferousness.

    1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 230

Origin

From odiferous + -ness.

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APA

odiferousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odiferousness

MLA

“odiferousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odiferousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odiferousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odiferousness.

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