odors
What noses detect
Odors is the plural of odor—smells, particularly unpleasant ones.
While odor can technically be neutral, it usually implies something you'd rather not smell: body odors, strange odors coming from the basement.
Pleasant smells are more often called scents or aromas.
The odors of the locker room hit us as soon as we opened the door.
Powerfully offensive odor
rotten · rank · noxious · fetid · miasma · sewage · garbage · musty
Pleasing olfactory quality
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- cologneLight men's fragrance
essence · scent · incense · potpourri · sachet · floral · jasmine · lavender
Olfactory perception
nostrils · olfactory · nasal · detect · sensory · perception · sensation · pungent
Moisture from skin pores
- feetLower limbs' ends
- breathAir taken in
- armpitHollow under shoulder
- flatulenceIntestinal gas accumulation
halitosis · locker room · gym · perspiration · antiperspirant · hygiene · mouthwash
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
putrid · rotten · rank · noxious · fetid · miasma · sewage · garbage · musty · rancid
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
cologne · essence · scent · incense · potpourri · sachet · floral · jasmine · lavender · rose
smell
Olfactory perception
nose · nostrils · olfactory · nasal · detect · sensory · perception · sensation · pungent · volatile
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
flatulence · halitosis · locker room · gym · perspiration · antiperspirant · hygiene · mouthwash
- urban nuisanceslitter, noise, traffic, trash, garbage
- chemical sensessmell, taste, olfaction, gustation, taste buds
- nuisancespest, ants, bugs, flies, roaches
- environmental signalstemperature, light, sound, smell, weather
- laundry problemsstains, fading, wrinkles, lint, holes
- airborne particlesdust particles, dust, particulates, aerosol, particulate matter
odorsodorlessness
Lacking any smell
freshness · fresh air · clean air · sterility · deodorized
- body odorHuman sweat smell
- body odourHuman perspiration stench
- foot odorSmelly feet condition
- foul odorUnpleasant smell
- odor controlManaging unwanted smells
- fishy odorSmell of marine life
odor, deodorant, odorous, odorless, deodorize, malodorous, deodorized, odour, odours