odoriferous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊdəˈrɪfərəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′də rif′ər əs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•dor•if•er•ous /ˌoʊdəˈrɪfərəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. giving off a usually strong odor.
See -fer-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•dor•if•er•ous  (ō′də rif′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. yielding or diffusing an odor.
  • Medieval Latin odōriferus smelling of (something), equivalent. to odōr- odor + -i- -i- + -ferus -ferous
  • 1425–75; late Middle English
o′dor•if′er•ous•ly, adv. 
o′dor•if′er•ous•ness, o•dor•if•er•os•i•ty  (ō′də rif′ə ros′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
    odorous, fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, redolent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
odoriferous / ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs/, odiferous / əʊˈdɪfərəs/
  1. having or emitting an odour, esp a fragrant one
ˌodorˈiferouslyˌodorˈiferousness
'odoriferous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aromatic - odorous - redolent

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