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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.
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         Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
         That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser.
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   To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
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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]