odourlessodorlessadj.
/ˈəʊdələs/, U.S. /ˈoʊdərləs/ That has no odour or scent.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > inodorousness > [adjective]
unsmellingc1440
savourless1552
scentless1605
smell-lessa1625
inodorate1626
vapidc1750
unfetid1755
unscented1785
unsmelled1812
odourless1836
perfumeless1854
incenseless1856
deodorized1875
1836 Southern Literary Messenger 2 717/1 And so are there odorless roses, and there might be beamless suns.
1849 E. A. Poe Unparallelled Adventure Hans Pfaall (rev. ed.) in Wks. I. 8 It is tasteless, but not odorless.
1859 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes iv. 127 Colourless, odourless crystals.
1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 22 Illuminating-oil..of water-white and odorless qualities.
1914 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 90 493 The crystals are odourless, but they emit a strong ozone-like odour when treated with sulphuric acid.
1956 Life 2 Apr. 99/1 (advt.) Golden Vigoro contains all the nutrients needed from soil to develop the finest deep rooted grass... Clean and odorless!
2000 N.Y. Mag. 7 Aug. 14/2 A colorless, odorless liquid, GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate)..can induce seizures, coma, or death.
Derivatives
ˈodourlessness n.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > inodorousness > [noun]
odourlessness1879
1879 Manufacturer & Builder May 118/3 The pretended odorlessness of this method appears to us very doubtful, especially when in winter the [sewage] pipes become choked up by frost.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 24 Dec. 9/1 We would again lay stress on the odourlessness; it is a whale, not a smelt.
1996 Jrnl. Soc. Hist. (Electronic ed.) 29 At the same time, there arose the ideal of odourlessness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1836