deodorant
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- deodourant (rare)
EtymologyEdit
From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
deodorant (plural deodorants)
- Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
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odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
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AdjectiveEdit
deodorant (not comparable)
- acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
TranslationsEdit
acting to control odor
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- deodorant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- deodorant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
CzechEdit
NounEdit
deodorant m
- deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)
DanishEdit
NounEdit
deodorant c (singular definite deodoranten, plural indefinite deodoranter)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of deodorant
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | deodorant | deodoranten | deodoranter | deodoranterne |
genitive | deodorants | deodorantens | deodoranters | deodoranternes |
Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- deodorans (dated)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English deodorant or French déodorant.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
deodorant m or n (plural deodoranten)
Derived termsEdit
IndonesianEdit
NounEdit
deodorant (first-person possessive deodorantku, second-person possessive deodorantmu, third-person possessive deodorantnya)
- Alternative spelling of deodoran (“deodorant”)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
deodorant n (plural deodoranți)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of deodorant
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) deodorant | deodorantul | (niște) deodoranți | deodoranțile |
genitive/dative | (unui) deodorant | deodorantului | (unor) deodoranți | deodoranților |
vocative | deodorantule | deodoranților |
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English deodorant.
NounEdit
deodorant c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of deodorant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | deodorant | deodoranten | deodoranter | deodoranterna |
Genitive | deodorants | deodorantens | deodoranters | deodoranternas |