odorousadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊd(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊdərəs/

Forms: Middle English– odorous, 1500s–1600s odorouse, 1600s–1800s od'rous (poetic).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin odōrus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin odōrus sweet-smelling, fragrant, strong-smelling, pungent ( < odōr- , odor odour n.) + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin odorosus, oderosus (c550 in a British source), Italian odoroso (1353), Middle French, French odoreux (1537). N.E.D. (1902) notes that the word was formerly sometimes pronounced /əʊˈdɔərəs/.

Having or emitting an odour. Originally: sweet-smelling, scented, fragrant. Now (usually): having a strong, characteristic, or unpleasant smell; malodorous.

ΘΚΠ

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

strongOE

savouringc1384

breatheda1398

flairinga1400

smellinga1400

odorifere?a1425

odorous?a1425

smellablec1449

odoranta1465

odoriferousc1487

odiferousa1500

odoureda1500

odiferant1509

redolent?a1513

reflairing1523

odoriferantc1550

scenting1577

odorable1589

breathful1593

fat1598

olent1607

smelled1617

odorific1685

tainted1704

odourful1889

osmic1912

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 44^v (MED) Forto conforte þe herte with tiriacle & pomez & odorous [L. odoriferis] þingez.

?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Ov^v The swete smoke of the odorouse incense.

1594 E. Spenser Amoretti lxiv Such fragrant flowres doe giue most odorous smell, but her sweet odour did them all excell.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 110 An odorous Chaplet of sweete Sommer buddes.

1675 T. R. tr. G. B. Marini Slaughter of Innocents 60 The hills, and dales, that plants odorous bare.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 57 If od'rous Blooms the bearing Branches load.

1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 11 Most of the Popish Saints dead Bodies always remain odorous and uncorrupted.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. iii. 454 Venus..in his chamber placed him, With scents odorous, spirit-soothing sweets.

1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 237 At the same time the prussic acid becomes more odorous and more volatile.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 205 A rich ointment..to which odorous substances, myrrh, cinnamon,..and cassia gave scent.

1897 B. Stoker Dracula xii. 162 Round Lucy's neck, over the silk handkerchief which Van Helsing made her keep on, was a rough chaplet of the same odorous flowers.

1939 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. III. 364/2 Coriander, essential oil of... The chief odorous constituent is d-linalool, formerly known as coriandrol.

1974 J. Betjeman Nip in Air 29 The odorous alleyways, narrow and dark.

1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 11 The road turned right,..odorous with crushed herbs.

2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations Suppl.) 210/3 Odorous halls are thronged with housewives eyeing up freshly caught sailfish and the goat that goes into a tasty curry.

Derivatives

ˈodorously adv. in an odorous manner; with smell or scent.

ΘΚΠ

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

odorously1843

1843 R. H. Horne Orion ii. i. 199 Odorously Glistened the tear-drops of a new-fall'n shower.

1885 Overland Monthly Sept. 279/2 The place is so mysteriously silent, so odorously sweet, that it at once recalls fables of wicked genii and enchanted beauties.

1996 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. l21 How would you like to eat your lunch..while a cat is relieving itself odorously in its carry box next to you?

ˈodorousness n. the quality of being odorous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > odorous quality

odorousness1727

odorosity1794

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Odorousness, sweet-scentedness.

1895 Mind 4 5 Their relative degrees of weight or tenacity, or odorousness or brightness.

a1907 F. Thompson Wks. (1913) 123 With dusky cheeks burnt red She sways her heavy head, Drunk with the must of her own odorousness.

1946 D. H. Parker Princ. Aesthetics iv. 63 I see the softness and sweet-odorousness of the painted rose petal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odorous
释义	odorousadj. Brit. /ˈəʊd(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈoʊdərəs/ Forms: Middle English– odorous, 1500s–1600s odorouse, 1600s–1800s od'rous (poetic). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin odōrus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin odōrus sweet-smelling, fragrant, strong-smelling, pungent ( < odōr- , odor odour n.) + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin odorosus, oderosus (c550 in a British source), Italian odoroso (1353), Middle French, French odoreux (1537). N.E.D. (1902) notes that the word was formerly sometimes pronounced /əʊˈdɔərəs/. Having or emitting an odour. Originally: sweet-smelling, scented, fragrant. Now (usually): having a strong, characteristic, or unpleasant smell; malodorous. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] strongOE savouringc1384 breatheda1398 flairinga1400 smellinga1400 odorifere?a1425 odorous?a1425 smellablec1449 odoranta1465 odoriferousc1487 odiferousa1500 odoureda1500 odiferant1509 redolent?a1513 reflairing1523 odoriferantc1550 scenting1577 odorable1589 breathful1593 fat1598 olent1607 smelled1617 odorific1685 tainted1704 odourful1889 osmic1912 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 44^v (MED) Forto conforte þe herte with tiriacle & pomez & odorous [L. odoriferis] þingez. ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Ov^v The swete smoke of the odorouse incense. 1594 E. Spenser Amoretti lxiv Such fragrant flowres doe giue most odorous smell, but her sweet odour did them all excell. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 110 An odorous Chaplet of sweete Sommer buddes. View more context for this quotation 1675 T. R. tr. G. B. Marini Slaughter of Innocents 60 The hills, and dales, that plants odorous bare. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 57 If od'rous Blooms the bearing Branches load. View more context for this quotation 1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 11 Most of the Popish Saints dead Bodies always remain odorous and uncorrupted. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. iii. 454 Venus..in his chamber placed him, With scents odorous, spirit-soothing sweets. 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 237 At the same time the prussic acid becomes more odorous and more volatile. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 205 A rich ointment..to which odorous substances, myrrh, cinnamon,..and cassia gave scent. 1897 B. Stoker Dracula xii. 162 Round Lucy's neck, over the silk handkerchief which Van Helsing made her keep on, was a rough chaplet of the same odorous flowers. 1939 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. III. 364/2 Coriander, essential oil of... The chief odorous constituent is d-linalool, formerly known as coriandrol. 1974 J. Betjeman Nip in Air 29 The odorous alleyways, narrow and dark. 1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 11 The road turned right,..odorous with crushed herbs. 2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations Suppl.) 210/3 Odorous halls are thronged with housewives eyeing up freshly caught sailfish and the goat that goes into a tasty curry. Derivatives ˈodorously adv. in an odorous manner; with smell or scent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adverb] odorously1843 1843 R. H. Horne Orion ii. i. 199 Odorously Glistened the tear-drops of a new-fall'n shower. 1885 Overland Monthly Sept. 279/2 The place is so mysteriously silent, so odorously sweet, that it at once recalls fables of wicked genii and enchanted beauties. 1996 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. l21 How would you like to eat your lunch..while a cat is relieving itself odorously in its carry box next to you? ˈodorousness n. the quality of being odorous. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > odorous quality odorousness1727 odorosity1794 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Odorousness, sweet-scentedness. 1895 Mind 4 5 Their relative degrees of weight or tenacity, or odorousness or brightness. a1907 F. Thompson Wks. (1913) 123 With dusky cheeks burnt red She sways her heavy head, Drunk with the must of her own odorousness. 1946 D. H. Parker Princ. Aesthetics iv. 63 I see the softness and sweet-odorousness of the painted rose petal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1425
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