malodor [mal-oh-der] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for malodor on Thesaurus.com noun
- an unpleasant or offensive odor; stench.
Origin of malodor First recorded in 1815–25; mal- + odor Related Words for malodor stink, smell, stench, redolence, funk, fetor, malodor, mephitis, foulness Examples from the Web for malodor Historical Examples of malodor
Zola and his gang delved into moral cesspools, and the world grew aweary of the malodor.
James Huneker
The place reeked with drifting tobacco smoke and the malodor of cigar stubs and cigarette ends.
Rupert Hughes