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Stench

//stɛnt͡ʃ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a strong foul smell; a stink.
  2. 2
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant wordnet
  3. 3
    A foul quality. figuratively

    "the stench of political corruption"

  4. 4
    A smell or odour, not necessarily bad. obsolete

    "Black bulls, and bearded goats on altars lie; / And clouds of ſav'ry ſtench involve the ſky."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink. obsolete

    "Dead bards stench every coast"

  2. 2
    To stanch.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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