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Definition of fetor in English: fetor(also foetor) noun ˈfiːtəˈfidər A strong, foul smell. 恶臭 腐烂的恶臭。 Example sentencesExamples - The final fate of Franklin's foul fetor fascinates financial philosophers - figuring fictitious financials.
- When Arima, one of the main characters, goes crazy later in the same story, it seems to be tied to an increased fetor: ‘The stench of pus and smell of sweat filled the hut oppressively’.
- There was a kind of heady fetor in the air, and Alaine tried very hard not to breathe too much of it for fear of choking on it and giving her whereabouts away.
- And Prescott still wants to eliminate the distressing fetor: ‘If it stinks there, it should be corrected.’
- The elysius exuded the dry fetor of a crypt the way a noble woman reeked of perfume.
- A fetor of evil seemed to hang in the amazingly still, and stagnate air.
Synonyms smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence
OriginLate 15th century: from Latin, from fetere 'to stink'. Compare with fetid. RhymesAkita, Anita, arboreta, beater, beta, Bhagavadgita, cheater, cheetah, Demeter, Dieter, dolce vita, eater, eta, Evita, excreta, granita, greeter, heater, Juanita, litre (US liter), Lolita, maltreater, margarita, meter, metre, Peta, praetor (US pretor), repeater, Rita, saltpetre (US saltpeter), secretor, Senhorita, señorita, Sita, skeeter, teeter, terra incognita, theta, treater, tweeter, ureter, veleta, zeta Definition of fetor in US English: fetor(British foetor) nounˈfidərˈfēdər A strong, foul smell. 恶臭 腐烂的恶臭。 Example sentencesExamples - There was a kind of heady fetor in the air, and Alaine tried very hard not to breathe too much of it for fear of choking on it and giving her whereabouts away.
- A fetor of evil seemed to hang in the amazingly still, and stagnate air.
- When Arima, one of the main characters, goes crazy later in the same story, it seems to be tied to an increased fetor: ‘The stench of pus and smell of sweat filled the hut oppressively’.
- And Prescott still wants to eliminate the distressing fetor: ‘If it stinks there, it should be corrected.’
- The elysius exuded the dry fetor of a crypt the way a noble woman reeked of perfume.
- The final fate of Franklin's foul fetor fascinates financial philosophers - figuring fictitious financials.
Synonyms smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence
OriginLate 15th century: from Latin, from fetere ‘to stink’. Compare with fetid. |