unpleasant odors
Nose-offending scents
Unpleasant odors are smells that cause discomfort or disgust—garbage, sewage, body odor, rotten food.
The phrase is standard in contexts where specificity isn't needed or politeness is preferred: The building had unpleasant odors coming from the basement.
Often a diplomatic understatement for something that genuinely stinks.
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- foulOffensive or illegal
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- rotten eggsDecomposed poultry products
rancid · rotting · sulfur · garbage · garbage dump · sewage · skunk · mildew · musty · stale · locker room · nauseating · fetid · rank · decay · dead fish · spoiled · sour milk
hedonic quality of smell
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Pleasant, crafted aromas
perfume · fragrance · fresh scent · cologne · bouquet
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