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

  1. Odour as a noun:

    Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

  2. Odour as a noun (now, _, rare):

    Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.

  1. Stink as a verb (intransitive):

    To have a strong bad smell.

  2. 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."

  3. Stink as a verb (intransitive):

    To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

    Examples:

    "Something stinks about the politician's excuses."

  4. Stink as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

  1. Stink as a noun:

    A strong bad smell.

  2. Stink as a noun (informal):

    A complaint or objection.

    Examples:

    "If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done."

  3. Stink as a noun (slang, New Zealand):

    A failure or unfortunate event.

    Examples:

    "The concert was stink."

  1. Stink as an adjective (Caribbean, Guyana):

    Bad-smelling, stinky.