stench

Meanings

Plural: stenches

Noun

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
a strong foul smell; a stink.
A foul quality.
A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.

Verb

To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
To stanch.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (“smell, fragrance, odor”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”). Cognate with Dutch stank (“stench, odor”), German Stank, Gestank (“stench, odor, smell”), Danish stank (“stench”), Swedish stank (“stench”), Icelandic stækja (“stench”).

Synonyms

fetor, foetor, funk, malodor, malodour, mephitis, niff, nosesore, pong, reek, stench, stink

Antonyms

aroma, fragrance, perfume

Scrabble Score: 11

stench is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stench is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stench is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

stench is a valid Words With Friends word