fetidness
Quality of reeking
Fetidness is the quality of smelling foul or rotten.
The word describes the stench of decay, sewage, or putrefaction—anything that offends the nose with its rankness.
The fetidness of the swamp made us gag.
A slightly literary alternative to stink or stench.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- malodorUnpleasant, offensive smell
- foulnessOffensive, corrupt quality
- putridityState of rotting
rankness · miasma · noisomeness · mustiness · moldiness · dankness · sulfur · ammonia
Causing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
loathsome · abhorrent · sickening · repellent · gross · foul · noxious · stomach-turning
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- spoilageFood degradation process
- putrescenceState of decomposing
rancidity · fermentation · mold · mildew · gangrene · necrosis · carcass · corruption
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
putridity · rankness · miasma · noisomeness · mustiness · moldiness · dankness · sulfur · ammonia · skunk
repulsive
Causing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
vile · loathsome · abhorrent · sickening · repellent · gross · foul · noxious · stomach-turning · unbearable
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- spoilageFood degradation process
putrescence · rancidity · fermentation · mold · mildew · gangrene · necrosis · carcass · corruption · festering