deodorant

CEFRA2

/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A product used to prevent or hide unpleasant body smell.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

Examples

  • Tom doesn't think that he needs to use deodorant.

  • What kind of deodorant do you prefer, spray or roll-on?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

  2. An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

More examples

In context

  • Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods[…].

  • The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After his morning workout, he applied blank to prevent any unpleasant body odor.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.