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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
scent VS odor
What is the difference in meaning between the following please:
scent of rain
odor of rain
scent of rain
odor of rain
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None, really, except that scent usually would denote a pleasant smell, while odor could be used for one that is pleasant or unpleasant. As an aside, there is a word for the smell you notice when it rains after a dry spell, though you rarely encounter it: petrichor .
- None, really, except that scent usually would denote a pleasant smell, while odor could be used for one that is pleasant or unpleasant.
- As an aside, there is a word for the smell you notice when it rains after a dry spell, though you rarely encounter it: petrichor .
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None, really, except that scent usually would denote a pleasant smell, while odor could be used for one that is pleasant or unpleasant. As an aside, there is a word for the smell you notice when it rains after a dry spell, though you rarely encounter it: petrichor.
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Thank you, Blue Jay, for that word that I had never heard.
A comment on the original post: Neither ‘scent’ nor ‘odor/odour’ sounds natural to me for rain. I would normally expect the word ‘smell’ (which is neither pleasant nor unpleasant).
A comment on the original post: Neither ‘scent’ nor ‘odor/odour’ sounds natural to me for rain. I would normally expect the word ‘smell’ (which is neither pleasant nor unpleasant).
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Blue Jaythere is a word for the smell you notice when it rains after a dry spell, though you rarely encounter it: petrichor.I love that word, mainly because I love the meaning. I use it whenever I can.
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PhilipI love that word, mainly because I love the meaning. I use it whenever I can.Perhaps it will become more popular if we all start using it.
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