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odour

/ˈəʊdə(r)/noun

उच्चारण ओडर

गंध, बदबू, दुर्गंध

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C, U]

    a smell, especially one that is unpleasant

    गंध, बदबू, दुर्गंध

    • the odour of rotting fish
    • These chemicals give off a strong odour.
    • A faint odour of smoke hung in the room.
    + 2 more examples
    • Cooking odours drifted up from the kitchen below.
    • The cream is designed to remove body odour.

    Synonyms smell stench stink scent whiff

    Opposite fragrance

Idioms 1

be in good/bad odour (with sb)

(old-fashioned, informal) to have or not have somebody's approval and support

(किसी की) नज़रों में अच्छा/बुरा होना

  • After missing the meeting, he was in bad odour with the manager.
◇Word family
odourless adjectiveodorous adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

Odourless keeps the u, but odorous and deodorant drop it (not 'odourous' or 'deodourant').

Odourless में u बना रहता है, लेकिन odorous और deodorant में u हट जाता है ('odourous' या 'deodourant' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

British and American: British English writes odour and American English writes odor.

British और American में British English में odour और American English में odor लिखा जाता है।