odorous

English

Alternative forms

• odourous

Etymology

From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor +‎ -ous.

Adjective

odorous (comparative more odorous, superlative most odorous)

1. Having a distinctive odor.

   The table was piled with odorous lilies.

Synonyms

• odoriferous

Derived terms

• odorous house ant

 

Translations

having distinctive odour

• Bulgarian: ароматен (bg) (aromaten)
• Catalan: flairós (ca), olorós
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芬芳的 (fēnfāngde), 臭的 (chòude)

• Finnish: tuoksuva (fi)
• French: odorant (fr) m
• Georgian: სურნელოვანი (surnelovani), სუნიანი (suniani)
• German: riechend (de)
• Ido: odoroza (io)
• Italian: odoroso (it) m
• Maori: monomono, kakara
• Romanian: mirositor (ro), odorant (ro), odorifer (ro)
• Russian: паху́чий (ru) (paxúčij), души́стый (ru) (dušístyj)
• Spanish: odorífero (es)