stench
nounEtymology
From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (“smell, fragrance, odor”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”). Cognate with Dutch stank (“stench, odor”), German Stank, Gestank (“stench, odor, smell”), Danish stank (“stench”), Swedish stank (“stench”), Icelandic stækja (“stench”).
- derived from *stengʷ-✻
- inherited from *stankwiz✻
- inherited from stenċ
- inherited from stench
Definitions
a strong foul smell
a strong foul smell; a stink.
A foul quality.
- the stench of political corruption
A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
- Black bulls, and bearded goats on altars lie; / And clouds of ſav'ry ſtench involve the ſky.
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To cause to emit a disagreeable odour
To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
- Dead bards stench every coast
To stanch.
The neighborhood
- synonymfetor
- synonymfunk
- synonymmalodor
- synonymniff
- synonymnosesore
- synonymreek
- synonymstench
- antonymaromaantonym(s) of “disagreeable smell”
- antonymfragranceantonym(s) of “disagreeable smell”
- antonymperfumeantonym(s) of “disagreeable smell”
- neighborasafoetida
- neighborgarlic
- neighborpolecat
- neighborskunk
- neighborstoat
- neighbormalodorous
- neighborsmell
- neighboracridity
- neighborempyreuma
- neighbormustiness
- neighbornidor
- neighborrancidity
Derived
stench bomb, stenchcore, stenchful, stenchsome, stench trap, stench trench, stenchy
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA