English
Etymology
From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor + -ous.
Adjective
odorous (comparative more odorous, superlative most odorous)
- Having a distinctive odor.
The table was piled with odorous lilies.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
having distinctive odour
- Bulgarian: ароматен (bg) (aromaten)
- Catalan: flairós (ca), olorós
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 芬芳的 (fēnfāngde), 臭的 (chòude)
- Czech: aromatický (cs), voňavý (cs), vonný (cs), smradlavý (cs)
- Finnish: tuoksuva (fi)
- French: odorant (fr) m
- Georgian: სურნელოვანი (surnelovani), სუნიანი (suniani)
- German: riechend (de)
- Ido: odoroza (io)
- Italian: odoroso (it) m
- Māori: monomono, kakara
- Romanian: mirositor (ro), odorant (ro), odorifer (ro)
- Russian: паху́чий (ru) (paxúčij), души́стый (ru) (dušístyj)
- Spanish: odorífero (es)
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