Meanings
comparative more odorous · superlative most odorous · alternative odourous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a distinctive odor.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving odor or a characteristic odor
adjectiveemitting an odor
adjectivehaving a natural fragrance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinodōrōsus
- Middle Englishodorous
- Englishodorous
From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor + -ous.
More words from Middle English, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ароматен
- ароматен (aromaten)having distinctive odour
Catalan flairós, olorós
- flairóshaving distinctive odour
- oloróshaving distinctive odour
Chinese Mandarin 芬芳的, 臭的
- 芬芳的 (fēnfāngde)having distinctive odour
- 臭的 (chòude)having distinctive odour
Czech aromatický, voňavý
- aromatickýhaving distinctive odour
- voňavýhaving distinctive odour
- vonnýhaving distinctive odour
- smradlavýhaving distinctive odour
Finnish tuoksuva
- tuoksuvahaving distinctive odour
French odorant
- odoranthaving distinctive odour
German riechend
- riechendhaving distinctive odour
Italian odoroso
- odorosohaving distinctive odour
Māori monomono, kakara
- monomonohaving distinctive odour
- kakarahaving distinctive odour
Romanian mirositor, odorant
- mirositorhaving distinctive odour
- odoranthaving distinctive odour
- odoriferhaving distinctive odour
Russian паху́чий, души́стый
- паху́чий (paxúčij)having distinctive odour
- души́стый (dušístyj)having distinctive odour
Spanish odorífero
- odoríferohaving distinctive odour
Turkish kokulu
- kokuluhaving distinctive odour
Cite this entry
odorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odorous
“odorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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