inodorousadj.

/ɪnˈəʊdərəs/

Etymology: < Latin inodōrus ( < in- (in- prefix⁴) + odōrus scented, odorous) + -ous suffix.

a. Destitute of odour; without smell or scent.

ΚΠ

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qual. in Wks. (1772) III. 111 Moderately dephlegmed oil of vitriol is wont to be inodorous.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 82 No water can be thought pure, but such as is perfectly inodorous.

1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xix. 377 The single white lilies are very sweet, but the doubles are inodorous.

1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. viii. 74 Carbonic dioxide gas is colourless and inodorous, but possesses a slightly acid taste.

b. Malodorous; having an unpleasant smell. Also figurative or transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective]

foul-stinkingOE

poignantc1387

rammishc1395

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stenchful1615

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infragrant1813

inodorous1823

nosy1836

malodorous1850

unfragrant1858

smelly1862

cacodorous1863

stinky1888

funked out1893

niffya1903

whiffy1905

pongy1936

fresh1966

minging1970

bogging1973

bowfing1983

honking1985

1823 Reading Mercury in Spirit of Public Jrnls. M.DCCC.XXIII (1825) 206 The smell at this time was certainly somewhat inodorous, and was like almost any thing but a nosegay.

1858 Sat. Rev. 27 Mar. 308/1 Ceremented in inodorous fallacies, he has gone to corrupt amid old arithmetical dross and the rotting refuse of deceased paradoxes.

1861 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother viii. 98 Brown, inodorous materials for petticoats, blouses, and trowsers.

Derivatives

inˈodorously adv. without smell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > inodorousness > [adverb]

inodorously1859

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xviii. 206 Smoke curling up the chimney (not altogether inodorously).

inˈodorousness n. the quality of being without smell (Webster, 1864).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inodorous
释义	inodorousadj. /ɪnˈəʊdərəs/ Etymology: < Latin inodōrus ( < in- (in- prefix⁴) + odōrus scented, odorous) + -ous suffix. a. Destitute of odour; without smell or scent. ΚΠ 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qual. in Wks. (1772) III. 111 Moderately dephlegmed oil of vitriol is wont to be inodorous. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 82 No water can be thought pure, but such as is perfectly inodorous. 1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xix. 377 The single white lilies are very sweet, but the doubles are inodorous. 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. viii. 74 Carbonic dioxide gas is colourless and inodorous, but possesses a slightly acid taste. b. Malodorous; having an unpleasant smell. Also figurative or transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective] foul-stinkingOE poignantc1387 rammishc1395 rank1479 reekya1500 puanta1529 unsavoury1539 uglyc1540 contagious1547 noisome1559 fulsome1576 fetid1599 nasty1601 unsweet1605 rammy1607 stenchful1615 stinkardly1616 rancid1627 reeking1629 pungent1644 olidous1646 stenching1654 graveolent1657 maleolent1657 virous1661 olid1680 ranciduous1688 feculent1703 virose1756 stenchy1757 infragrant1813 inodorous1823 nosy1836 malodorous1850 unfragrant1858 smelly1862 cacodorous1863 stinky1888 funked out1893 niffya1903 whiffy1905 pongy1936 fresh1966 minging1970 bogging1973 bowfing1983 honking1985 1823 Reading Mercury in Spirit of Public Jrnls. M.DCCC.XXIII (1825) 206 The smell at this time was certainly somewhat inodorous, and was like almost any thing but a nosegay. 1858 Sat. Rev. 27 Mar. 308/1 Ceremented in inodorous fallacies, he has gone to corrupt amid old arithmetical dross and the rotting refuse of deceased paradoxes. 1861 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother viii. 98 Brown, inodorous materials for petticoats, blouses, and trowsers. Derivatives inˈodorously adv. without smell. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > inodorousness > [adverb] inodorously1859 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xviii. 206 Smoke curling up the chimney (not altogether inodorously). inˈodorousness n. the quality of being without smell (Webster, 1864). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1666
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