n.
- a distinctive smell.
- a lingering quality or impression.
Phrase
- be in good
(or bad)
odour
informal be in or out of favour.
Derivative
- odorize
or odorise v. - odorizer
or odoriser n. - odorous adj.
- odourless adj.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from L. odor ‘smell’.