stench

[ stench ]

noun

1. an offensive smell or odor; stink.
2. a foul quality.

stench

/ stɛntʃ /

noun

1. a strong and extremely offensive odour; stink

Other Words From

• stenchful adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stench¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stenc “odor (good or bad)”; akin to stink

Word History and Origins

Origin of stench¹

Old English stenc; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stank; see stink

Synonym Study

See odor.

Related Words

• smell
• stink