odoriferous C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌoʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ UK /ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #225066 Meanings 1 adj having a natural fragrance Odoriferous spices. 2 adj Having an odor or fragrance. Lewis the eleventh had a conceit everything did stinke about him, all the odoriferous perfumes they could get, would not ease him, but still hee^([sic]) smelled a filthy stinke. 3 adj emitting an odor Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a natural fragrance sweet 2 adj · having an odor or fragrance. aromaticfragrantodiferousodoriferantodorous 3 adj · emitting an odor odorous Etymology From Latin. By surface analysis, odor + -i- (“bearing, carrying”) + -ferous. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # odoriferous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 225066 ## Meanings 1. having a natural fragrance 2. Having an odor or fragrance. 3. emitting an odor ## Examples - Odoriferous spices. - Lewis the eleventh had a conceit everything did stinke about him, all the odoriferous perfumes they could get, would not ease him, but still hee^([sic]) smelled a filthy stinke. ## Etymology From Latin. By surface analysis, odor + -i- (“bearing, carrying”) + -ferous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown