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Definition of Malodour
1. Noun. A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.
Generic synonyms: Odor, Odour, Olfactory Perception, Olfactory Sensation, Smell
Specialized synonyms: Niff, Pong
Derivative terms: Mephitic, Reek, Stink, Stinky
Definition of Malodour
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of malodor) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malodour
1. malodor [n -S] - See also: malodor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malodour
Literary usage of Malodour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George (1919)
"Then the cab turned a corner and, with the suddenness of a stage effect, it
carried its burden into the haunts of darkness and malodour. ..."
2. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1873)
"... after the endurance of much malodour, in mere zero to you and to every one,
even to the rotting-bodies themselves :—is there any wise Editor that would ..."
3. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"Putrid fermentation,' ending, after the endurance of much malodour, in mere zero
to you and to every one, even to the rotting- bodies themselves:—is there ..."
4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1865)
"... choke-pots, and'infinitudes of malodour instantaneously developed on Lefebvre, —
which mean withal, "You will have to begin again, Monsieur! ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Malnutrition of muscles is a factor which ought not to be forgotten. Sei. Amer., N.
8., LXI. 100. malodor, malodour (mal-ô'dor), ». ..."
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