"malodorous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmælˈoʊ.də.ɹəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-malodorous.ogg [US] Forms: more malodorous [comparative], most malodorous [superlative], malodourous [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odorous English malodorous From mal- + odorous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mal-|odorous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odorous English malodorous [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "male", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "mal-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mal-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "odorous", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "malodorous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="malodorous"> From mal- + odorous. Head templates: {{en-adj}} malodorous (comparative more malodorous, superlative most malodorous)
  1. Having a bad odor. Synonyms (having a bad odor): foul Translations (having a bad odor): һаҫыҡ (haśıq) (Bashkir), зловонен (zlovonen) (Bulgarian), pudent (Catalan), zapáchající (Czech), páchnoucí (Czech), malodorant (Dutch), stinkend (Dutch), onwelriekend (Dutch), malbonodora (Esperanto), malodorant (French), pudent (Occitan), cuchnący (Polish), śmierdzący (Polish), злово́нный (zlovónnyj) (Russian), maloliente (Spanish), jediondo (Spanish), illaluktande (Swedish), stinkande (Swedish), lusmelik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-malodorous-en-adj-XYroCG1H Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Smell Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of Smell: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'having a bad odor': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'having a bad odor': 97 3
  2. (figuratively) Highly improper. Tags: figuratively Translations (highly improper): nieprzyzwoity (Polish)
    Sense id: en-malodorous-en-adj-VOrWRNfU Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mal-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'highly improper': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: olfactible, unpleasant Hyponyms: nidorous, pungent, putrid Related terms: malodor, malodorously, malodorousness, mephitic, rank, stench [noun], reek [verb]

Alternative forms

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        "(figuratively) Highly improper."
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      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "foul"
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    {
      "word": "putrid"
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    {
      "word": "smelly"
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      "word": "rank"
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      "word": "rotten"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malodorous",
      "word": "cacodorous"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malodorous",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malodorous",
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      "word": "niffy"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malodorous",
      "word": "nonaromatic"
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      "word": "stinksome"
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      "word": "unfragrant"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malodorous",
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
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      "roman": "haśıq",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "һаҫыҡ"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "zlovonen",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
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      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "pudent"
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      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "zapáchající"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "páchnoucí"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "malodorant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "stinkend"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "onwelriekend"
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      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "malbonodora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "malodorant"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
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      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "pudent"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "cuchnący"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "śmierdzący"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "zlovónnyj",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "злово́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "maloliente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "jediondo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "illaluktande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "stinkande"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "having a bad odor",
      "word": "lusmelik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "highly improper",
      "word": "nieprzyzwoity"
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  ],
  "word": "malodorous"
}

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