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deodorant

deodorant

54 1.5
Something you put on your body to stop bad smells
  • noun
  • /diˈoʊdərənt/
translation icon : desodorante
  • So if you're interested, this is my deodorant I've been enjoying recently.
  • deodorant and soap

I imagine this being a really expensive deodorant or a serum.

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Examples

  • Take a bath or shower regularly and use a deodorant or antiperspirant.

    Academic text (2018)
  • What kind of deodorant do you use?

  • I apply new industrial strength deodorant every few hours.

  • All right, get that deodorant on sister, and get that bed made.

  • I better put on my Native deodorant right now.

  • Well, can I use your deodorant?

  • I'll buy you some new deodorant.

  • I highly recommend you go for a deodorant that is aluminum free.

  • Yeah, there's a box of deodorant under the counter that needs to be restocked.

  • I always use a natural deodorant to stay fresh throughout the day.

Synonyms

deodorizer
vsdeodorant
  • US
4 3.5

A spray or small device you put in a room to remove bad smells

is for use on the body to cover or prevent unpleasant odors
deodourant
vsdeodorant
  • UK
1.3

A product you put on your skin to reduce body smell

is a broader substance used on the body to cover or prevent odors

How Effective

deodorant
54 1.5
perfume
124 1.0

Surface Forms

deodorant singular
deodorants plural

Morphology

deodorant = odorant (transparent) = de + odor + ant

The prefix 'de-' added to 'odorant' gives a readily understandable sense of counteracting or removing odor.

Etymology

Deodorant breaks into de- meaning 'remove' and odor meaning 'smell', the same root you see in odorless. So a deodorant is something you put on the body to remove or hide bad 'smell'.