MALODOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does malodour mean? 

• MALODOUR (noun)
  The noun MALODOUR has 1 sense:

1. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

  Familiarity information: MALODOUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALODOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink

Hypernyms ("malodour" is a kind of...):

odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malodour"):

niff; pong (an unpleasant smell)