fetor

Meanings

• A fetid or offensive odor.

  - "The drainage ditch had a strong fetor."
  - "The garbage disposal needed to be cleaned as it had a distinct fetor."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fetor
storeroom , sorrowful , forgetful , boreal , coral

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Homophones

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1. Feather (English) : A light, often wings-bearing structure covering the bodies of birds.
   

2. Fate (English) : The destiny or ultimate consequence of something or someone, considered to be inevitable and beyond human control.
   

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Variants

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fetor , fetors

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Forms

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{"term"=>"Fetor, the noun", "description"=>"The noun 'fetor' refers to a foul, offensive odor. It can also refer to a condition or state of having such an odor. For example, 'The garbage bin had a pungent fetor.' or 'The room was filled with the sickly sweet fetor of rotting flowers.'"}

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Etymology

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From Latin fetidus, meaning 'stinking, foul'.

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Trivia

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1. {"question"=>"Which well-known author was said to have been inspired by the odor of rotting flowers?", "answer"=>"Edgar Allan Poe is said to have been inspired by the odor of rotting flowers in composing some of his most famous and haunting works, such as 'The Raven' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'."}

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Related Concepts

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1. Odor: An odor is a detectable, pleasant or unpleasant smell. It is produced when a substance, such as a chemical compound, releases molecules into the air that can be detected by the olfactory nerve.

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Culture

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[{"term"=>"Fetor Mortis", "description"=>"A particularly offensive odor associated with decomposition of a dead body, typically characterized as a decaying, putrefied, or rotten smell."}]

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