fetidness
- noun
- /ˈfɛtɪd.nəs/
- The fetidness of the stagnant pond drove everyone indoors.
Examples
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This room has a terrible fetidness that needs to be addressed.
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The fetidness was unbearable.
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Despite the flower arrangements, the room's fetidness was impossible to ignore.
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His boots carried the fetidness of the swamp into the house.
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The fetidness of the garbage made it impossible to stay in the room.
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After the heavy rains, the fetidness of the stagnant water became unbearable.
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The fetidness from the decaying food filled the entire house.
Synonyms
A strong or noticeable smell, often unpleasant like smoke
A very bad strong smell that makes you feel sick
An unpleasant strong smell that comes from old or dirty things
A strong, very bad smell from sewage or rotten garbage
A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away
A very strong bad smell that makes you feel sick
A strong bad smell that often shows illness or decay
A stale, slightly moldy smell or taste in old damp things
A strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to notice
A very strong bad air that makes you think of rotting things or disease
A strong, unpleasant smell that people dislike
A strong, nasty smell like rotten food that makes you feel sick
A stale, musty smell in a room or object
Antonyms
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fetidness comes from the old Latin word fetidus, meaning 'to smell bad'. Think of a swamp or rotten food, and so fetidness means the state of having a very bad smell.