fetor

or foe·tor

[ fee-ter ]

noun

1. a strong, offensive smell; stench.

fetor

/ -tɔː; ˈfiːtə /

noun

1. an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench

Word History and Origins

Origin of fetor¹

1475–1500; < Latin, equivalent to fēt- (stem of fētēre to stink) + -or -or ¹; replacing earlier fetour < Middle French < Latin fētōr-, stem of fētor

Word History and Origins

Origin of fetor¹

C15: from Latin, from fētēre to stink

Example Sentences

He was blinded by light and deafened by sound and his nostrils were filled with the nauseating fetor of jungle and decay.

From Project Gutenberg

Liquor gurgled down; the smell of whisky added its fetor to the stench of oil, bilge, sweat and blood.

From Project Gutenberg

In vain it was to rake for Ambergriese in the paunch of this Leviathan, insufferable fetor denying not inquiry.

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Dalgard's less sensitive nostrils picked up a new scent, the not-to-be-missed fetor of damp underground ways where water stood.

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Lemna minor where the crusts and the muco-purulent discharge are very abundant with fetor (in rhinitis atrophics).

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Related Words

• smell
• stink