odorous

English

Alternative forms

odourous

Etymology

From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor +‎ -ous.

Adjective

odorous (comparative more odorous, superlative most odorous)

Having a distinctive odor.
The table was piled with odorous lilies.

Synonyms

odoriferous

Translations

having distinctive odour

Chinese:
Mandarin: 芬芳的 (fēnfāngde), 臭的 (chòude)
Finnish: tuoksuva
French: odorant (fr) m
Ido: odoroza (io)

Italian: odoroso (it) m
Maori: monomono, kakara
Romanian: mirositor (ro), odorant (ro), odorifer (ro)
Russian: паху́чий (ru) (paxúčij), души́стый (ru) (dušístyj)
Spanish: odorífero (es) m

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