odourless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈəʊdələs/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English odour 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 odourless From odour + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having no odour.
They were taken unawares and overcome when the room filled with a lethal, odourless gas.
Smiling, young, muscular, paunchless, probably odourless, he went.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 357:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| odorless | US, alternative | lexicographic |