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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form;
- Example: "she loved the smell of roses"
[syn: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception]

2. any property detected by the olfactory system;
[syn: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Odor \O"dor\ ([=o]"d[~e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. 'o`zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf. Olfactory, Osmium, Ozone, Redolent.] [Written also odour.] Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. [1913 Webster] Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

odour n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception] 2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent]