The difference between Odour and Stink
When used as nouns, odour means any smell, whether fragrant or offensive, whereas stink means a strong bad smell.
Stink is also verb with the meaning: to have a strong bad smell.
Stink is also adjective with the meaning: bad-smelling, stinky.
check bellow for the other definitions of Odour and Stink
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Odour as a noun:
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
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Odour as a noun (now, _, rare):
Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.
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Stink as a verb (intransitive):
To have a strong bad smell.
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Stink as a verb (intransitive, informal):
To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
Examples:
"That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."
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Stink as a verb (intransitive):
To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
Examples:
"Something stinks about the politician's excuses."
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Stink as a verb (transitive):
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
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Stink as a noun:
A strong bad smell.
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Stink as a noun (informal):
A complaint or objection.
Examples:
"If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done."
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Stink as a noun (slang, New Zealand):
A failure or unfortunate event.
Examples:
"The concert was stink."
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Stink as an adjective (Caribbean, Guyana):
Bad-smelling, stinky.