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odour

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊdə/

(US odor)

Definition of odour

1a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one:the odour of cigarette smoke

2a lingering quality or impression attaching to something:an odour of suspicion
[mass noun, with adjective] the state of being held in a specified regard:a decade of bad odour between Britain and the European Community

Phrases

be in good (or bad) odour with: informal be in (or out of) favour with (someone): I want him in good odour again with his king
odour of sanctity: a sweet odour reputedly emitted by the bodies of saints at or near death.; a state of holiness.

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin odor 'smell, scent'

Remember that odour ends with -our (the spelling odor is American).

Definition of odour in the US English dictionary

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