odourscape
odourscape noun: an olfactory environment; the various odours in an environment.
Noun
odourscape (plural odourscapes)
- An olfactory environment; the various odours in an environment.
- We are unable to appreciate the odorscape of a cat or dog.1977, J. Douglas Porteous, chapter 9, in Environment and Behavior: Planning and Everyday Urban Life, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, page 236
- For millennia, right up until less than one hundred years ago, horses were an essential part of daily life—the smell of horse manure an undercurrent of every human odourscape.1999, Jonica Newby, chapter 3, in The Animal Attraction: Humans and their Animal Companions, Sydney: ABC Books, page 79
- Synonyms:
- scentscape, smellscape
Synonyms of odourscape
Forms of odourscape
| plural | odourscapes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | odorscape |
Origin of odourscape
From odour + -scape.
Questions about odourscape
- What does odourscape mean?
- Odourscape means an olfactory environment; the various odours in an environment.
- What part of speech is odourscape?
- Odourscape is a noun.
- What is the plural of odourscape?
- The plural of odourscape is odourscapes.
Words near odourscape in the dictionary
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