What is the difference between stench and stink?
stench | stink |
a strong foul smell, a stink
(figurative) a foul quality
(obsolete) A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
* Dryden
(obsolete) To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
To stanch.
To have a strong bad smell.
(informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
A strong bad smell.
(informal) A complaint or objection.
chemistry (as a subject taught in school)
(slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
Stink is a synonym of stench.
As nouns the difference between stench and stink
is that stench is a strong foul smell, a stink while stink is a strong bad smell.As verbs the difference between stench and stink
is that stench is to cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink while stink is to have a strong bad smell.stench
English
Noun
(es)- the stench of political corruption
- Clouds of savoury stench involve the sky.
Synonyms
* (disagreeable smell) (l), (l) (Commonwealth)Antonyms
* (disagreeable smell) (l), (l), (l)Derived terms
* (l)Verb
- (Young)
- (Harvey)
stink
English
Verb
- That movie stinks . I didn't even stay for the end.
- Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
Synonyms
* (have a strong bad smell) pong, reek * (be greatly inferior) suck, blow * (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) be fishyDerived terms
* stink up * stink outNoun
(en noun)- If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
- The concert was stink .