odour

 
Pronunciation: /ˈəʊdə/
(US odor)

noun

  • 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.

Origin:

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

Spelling help

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