odorless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈoʊdɚləs/ (General-American)
- /ˈəʊdələs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English odor Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English odorless From odor + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having no odor.
The garlion is a cross between the garlic and onion; the topeppo combines the tomato and the pepper. We have the odorless onion, the odorless cabbage, the lemon cucumber that grows on a vine but looks like a lemon, and a giant cucumber
1936, The Reader's Digest, volume 29, page 99:The Invisible Killer Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there.
1995, John December, quoting Craig Jackson, The World Wide Web Unleashed, 2nd edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Sams.net, →ISBN, page 450:They were taken unawares and overcome when the room filled with a lethal, odorless gas.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| odourless | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (35)
cmn 無嗅 /无嗅 (having no odor) · ky жытсыз (having no odor) · hu szagtalan (having no odor) · la inolens (having no odor) · da duftløs (having no odor) · ca inodor (having no odor) · ug پۇراقسىز (having no odor) · fi hajuton (having no odor) · eo senodora (having no odor) · tl walang-amoy (having no odor) · tr kokusuz (having no odor) · it inodore (having no odor) · pl bezwonny (having no odor) · ja 無臭 (having no odor) · pt inodoro (having no odor) · sv luktfri (having no odor) · gv neuhoaral (having no odor) · nn luktfri (having no odor) · kk иіссіз (having no odor) · es inoloro (having no odor) · ru без за́паха (having no odor) · pa ਗੰਧਹੀਣ (having no odor) · nb luktfri (having no odor) · el αμύριστος (having no odor) · de geruchlos (having no odor) · sv luktlös (having no odor) · cmn 無臭 /无臭 (having no odor) · pl bezzapachowy (having no odor) · ru непа́хнущий (having no odor) · cy diaroglau (having no odor) · fr inodore (having no odor) · yue 無嗅 /无嗅 (having no odor) · la inodōrus (having no odor) · es inodoro (having no odor) · grc ἄνοσμος (having no odor)