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odour noun [ ˈəʊdə ]

• a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one.
• "the odour of cigarette smoke"
Similar: smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence, stench, stink, reek, fetor, malodour, miasma, pong, whiff, niff, hum, guff, funk, mephitis,
• a lingering quality or impression attaching to something.
• "an odour of suspicion"
Similar: atmosphere, air, aura, quality, spirit, flavour, savour, emanation, hint, suggestion, impression, whiff, ambience, tone,
Origin: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin odor ‘smell, scent’.

be in good odour with

• be in favour with (someone).
"I want him in good odour again with his king"

be in bad odour with

• be out of favour with (someone).
"the players were in bad odour with the fans"

odour of sanctity

• a sweet odour reputedly emitted by the bodies of saints at or near death.



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