Odor vs Older - What's the difference?

odor | older |

As a noun odor

is any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

As an adjective older is

(old), elder, senior.

odor

English

(wikipedia odor)

Alternative forms

* odour

Noun

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

* 1895 , H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X

Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odour of camphor was unmistakable.

(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.

Esteem; repute.

Usage notes

In the United States, the term "odor" often has a negative connotation. Preferred terms for a pleasant odor are "fragrance", "scent", or "aroma".

Synonyms

* (any smell) perfume, scent * (esteem) esteem, repute * See also

Derived terms

* odorous * odorously * odorousness

Anagrams

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older

English

Adjective

(head)

(old), elder, senior

My older' brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s '''older''' by eleven months, not quite a year ' older than me.

elderly

The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

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