fetor

fe·tor

 (fē′tər, -tôr′) also foe·tor (fē′tər)

n.

A strong, offensive odor. See Synonyms at stench.

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[Middle English fetoure, from Latin fētor, from fētēre, to stink.]

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fetor

(ˈfiːtə; -tɔː) or

foetor

n

an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench

[C15: from Latin, from fētēre to stink]

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fe•tor

(ˈfi tər)

n.

an offensive smell; stench.

[1475–1500; (< Middle French) < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fetor - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" niff, pong - an unpleasant smell

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Translations

Miasma

fe·tor

n. fetor, mal olor, hedor.

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