Odor vs Pungence - What's the difference?
odor | pungence |
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
* 1895 , H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.
Esteem; repute.
The quality of odor/odour that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
As nouns the difference between odor and pungence
is that odor is any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume while pungence is the quality of odor/odour that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.odor
English
(wikipedia odor)Alternative forms
* odourNoun
- 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.
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 alsoDerived terms
* odorous * odorously * odorousnessAnagrams
* ----pungence
English
Noun
(-)- The pungence of the garlic made my eyes water.