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Meaning of "body odour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BODY ODOUR

body odour  [ˈbɒdɪ ˈəʊdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODY ODOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Body odour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BODY ODOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Body odor

Body odor or body odour is present in animals including humans, and its intensity can be influenced by many factors. Body odor has a strong genetic basis both in animals and humans, but it can be also strongly influenced by various diseases and psychological conditions.

Definition of body odour in the English dictionary

The definition of body odour in the dictionary is smell caused by sweat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BODY ODOUR


Baroda
bəˈrəʊdə
boda-boda
ˌbəʊdəˈbəʊdə
bootloader
ˈbuːtˌləʊdə
coda
ˈkəʊdə
coder
ˈkəʊdə
decoder
diːˈkəʊdə
encoder
ɪnˈkəʊdə
loader
ˈləʊdə
malodour
mælˈəʊdə
moder
ˈməʊdə
Oder
ˈəʊdə
odor
ˈəʊdə
odour
ˈəʊdə
pagoda
pəˈɡəʊdə
railroader
ˈreɪlˌrəʊdə
Sargodha
sɑːˈɡəʊdə
soda
ˈsəʊdə
top-loader
ˌtɒpˈləʊdə
transcoder
trænzˈkəʊdə
vocoder
ˈvəʊˌkəʊdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODY ODOUR

body fluids
body hair
body horror
body image
body language
body lotion
body mass
body mass index
body mike
body modification
Body of Christ
body part
body piercing
body politic
body popping
body punch
body repair shop
body repairs
body scanner
body scrub

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODY ODOUR

ardour
candour
colour
dour
four
honour
hour
humour
our
pandour
pompadour
pour
retour
sense of humour
splendour
sun in splendour
tour
troubadour
uncandour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of body odour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «body odour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODY ODOUR

Find out the translation of body odour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of body odour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «body odour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狐臭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

olor corporal
570 millions of speakers

English

body odour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शरीर की गंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رائحة الجسم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запах тела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

odor corporal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শরীরের গন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´odeur corporelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bau badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körpergeruch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

体臭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몸에서 냄새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambu awak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mùi cơ thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல் வாசனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शरीर गंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vücut kokusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

odore del corpo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapach ciała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запах тіла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mirosul corpului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυρωδιά του σώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggaam reuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kroppslukt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kroppslukt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of body odour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY ODOUR»

The term «body odour» is regularly used and occupies the 72.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY ODOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «body odour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «body odour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about body odour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODY ODOUR»

Discover the use of body odour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to body odour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour
The book presents arguments to explain the way in which our ancestral past has given rise to our modern day olfactory enigmas. Containing a glossary and chapter summaries the book will be accessible to a wide audience.
David Michael Stoddart, 1990
2
New Scientist
On the scent of body odour Your smell is unique to you. Once it would have said more about you than words ever could Barbara Sommerville, David Gee and June Averill Engineering with a bang Explosives are often associated with war.
3
LIFE STYLE GROOMING
Body odour When two people are in close proximity, it is body odour which hits them first. Even before they introduce themselves, their body odour travels ahead . Some people suffer from severe body odour and need to do something to ...
CAPTAIN ASHOK MENON, 2010
4
Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 12
Such considerations have led to the idea that individuals might select perfumes which in fact complement their own body odour (Milinski and Wedekind 2001), raising the intriguing possibility that cultural practices might work in conjunction ...
Marion L East, Martin Dehnhard, 2013
5
The Average Indian Male
Body odour, according to a letter published by the WHO, is a much faster growing menace than terrorism and affects more people than even acne does in today's global age. Let me explain a few facts about body odour. Body odour is, contrary  ...
Cyrus Broacha
6
Applied Evolutionary Psychology
Animal and human work points to five main categories of information that are transferred using body odour. These are: 1) individual recognition cueing and kin —related behaviour; 2) cues of current state; 3) mediation of female reproductive  ...
S. Craig Roberts, 2012
7
Inborn Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment
31.1.1 Clinical Presentation Individuals homozygous for trimethylaminuria present with an offensive body odour, usually in childhood, but sometimes as adults. Subjects may be unaware of their own odour [3, 4]. Transient trimethylaminuria has ...
John Fernandes, Jean-Marie Saudubray, Georges van den Berghe, 2006
8
Healing with Food
Anjali Mukherjee M. D. (A. M). BODY ODOUR 'You are what you eat.' “I've been trying to ignore this for a while. He's my best friend, but...he stinks like a pig. We are great pals you know. Had it been someone else I would have stayed away.
Anjali Mukherjee M. D. (A. M)
9
Everyman's Guide to Perfect Health
Above are only few examples but such can be multiplied in hundreds of people who are innocent of their body odour and are often put to embarrassing situations . Normally every body liberates certain type of odour. In some people it is more, ...
S.N. Khosla, 2006
10
Fragrance: The Psychology and Biology of Perfume
People all over the world tend to be influenced by body odour. They do so in accordance with the norms and values for their particular cultural group. Tribal people tend to perfume their body with flowers and plant oils, and industrialized ...
Charles S. Van Toller, G.H. Dodd, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODY ODOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term body odour is used in the context of the following news items.
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You Asked : About body odour
What causes body odour? Body odour, also known as a malodour, is usually produced due to perspiration. But sometimes, it could also be due ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
2
Health diary
Find out how to deal with common and embarrassing skin conditions, such as excessive sweating, body odour, unwanted body hair and ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Carrying gifts wrapped in ignorance
Body odour. Is excessively inebriated. Is imposing on you and you paid for privacy. Has an ailment you find offensive, like a cold, sneezing, ... «Arab News, Jul 15»
4
Reasons Why No One Wants To Have Sex with You
You can't expect to have a stinking breath and terrible body odour and think you can get laid. Clean yourself up nicely, have a good bath, use a ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»
5
London, is it too much to ask to PLEASE control your body odour?
If you're a regular reader of LondonLovesBusiness.com, you'll note my “beat” tends to be politics, business and economics, with a few other bits ... «London Loves Business, Jul 15»
6
Microban debuts its first odour capture product platform for outdoor …
... developed new methodology and conducted thousands of tests in order to understand the science of body odour. Once R&D had a product, ... «Innovation in Textiles, Jul 15»
7
To the gym and back
l Use a deo if you have body odour. l Wear shoes that are meant for the gym only. Avoid wearing your gym shoes outside the gym. l Cotton may ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Review: Tim & Eric's Zone Theory will change your life
Use this to discover if Zone Theory is right for you. “You are in bad shape. Your breath smells and you have body odour … Incredibly, there has ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Keep the bugs at bay
Scientists report bugs are attracted by the following: Bacteria. Reportedly about one trillion microbes live on our skin and create our body odour. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
10
5SOS: Calum Hood's HORRIBLE body odour & Luke Hemmings …
The 5 Seconds Of Summer boys have admitted that their constant outing and travelling is starting to cause some problems….some very smelly ... «Unreality TV, Jul 15»

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