Definition
The quality or condition of having a strong, rank, or offensive smell.
Etymology
From Late Latin graveolentia with English suffix -cy (variant of -ness). An alternative form of graveolence.
Kelly Says
Different -ence/-ency endings create subtle meaning shifts in English—graveolence emphasizes the smell itself, while graveolency emphasizes the quality or tendency, showing how Latin suffixes give speakers precision.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መሬት 臭
me-re-et ch-oo
ARالعربية
رائحة كريهة
ra'iḥat kariḥah
CACatalà
olor desagradable
o-lor des-agrad-a-ble
CSČeština
napadající zápach
na-pa-daj-i-cí zá-pach
DADansk
grim lugt
grim lut
DEDeutsch
grausamer Geruch
graus-a-mer ger-khurst
ELΕλληνικά
άσχημος οσμή
ás-chi-mos os-mí
ESEspañol
gravedad olfativa
gra-ve-do-len-sa
FAفارسی
بوی بد
boo-ye bad
FISuomi
epämiellyttävä tuoksu
e-päm-iel-lyttä-vä tuoksu
FRFrançais
odeur nauséabonde
o-dœr no-ze-ab-ond
HUMagyar
bűzös szag
bű-zös szag
IDBahasa Indonesia
bau busuk
bau bu-suk
IGIG
nri n'abụ
n-ri n-a-bu
ITItaliano
odore nauseabondo
o-do-re no-u-ze-a-bon-do
KKKK
көңіл ауытқан
köng-i-l au-yt-qan
MRMR
अवघड गंध
a-v-gh-ad gan-dh
MSBahasa Melayu
bau busuk
bau bu-suk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဂရင်း
chaw-kye-gr-in
NLNederlands
aangezeten geur
aange-ze-ten geur
NONorsk
stygg lukt
st-igg lut
PLPolski
nieprzyjemny zapach
n-ie-pr-zy-jem-ny za-pach
RORomână
miros înțepător
mi-ros in-te-pător
RUРусский
тухлый запах
tuh-li-y zapas
SVSvenska
illa lukt
il-la lukt
SWKiswahili
harufu mbaya
ha-ru-fu m-ba-ya
THไทย
กลิ่นเหม็น
klin men
TLTL
masamang amoy
ma-sam-ang a-moy
UKУкраїнська
гнилий запах
gni-liy zapas
VITiếng Việt
mùi hôi
mùi hôi
ZUZU
umngcwabo
um-ng-cwa-bo