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Definition of Stench
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 Stench
1. v. t. To stanch.
2. n. A smell; an odor.
3. v. t. To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
Definition of Stench
1. Noun. a strong foul smell, a stink ¹
2. Noun. metaphorically, a foul quality ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stench
1. a foul odor [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stench
Literary usage of Stench
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1882)
"As to the seventy-second question and reply, that which you ask is thus : Does
the stench of him, stinking withal, who commits unnatural intercourse proceed ..."
2. The Guidebook to the True Secret of the Heart by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1976)
"man's body has a stench. That stench is the 'fragrance' in his body. What is in
his mind is fragrant to him, that is the stench. The mind is stench, ..."
3. The Guidebook to the True Secret of the Heart by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1976)
"man's body has a stench. That stench is the 'fragrance' in his body. What is in
his mind is fragrant to him, that is the stench. The mind is stench, ..."
4. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"... through their halls The stench and blackness rolls; within the caves Noise
and confusion ring; the fatal cloud Pours forth incessant on the vacant air. ..."
5. The Readable Dictionary: Or, Topical and Synonymic Lexicon: Containing by John Williams (1860)
"... stench, or STINK is a strong and disgusting smell. NOTE —stench is a stronger
term than ... Certain accumulations of filth produce a horrid stench. ..."
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