deodorant
Plural: deodorants
Noun
- a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors
- Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
Adj
- acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
deodorant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddeodorant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deodorant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
deodorant: valid Words With Friends Word