English Words Starting With O

• odessa

  nounLow
  /əʊˈdɛsə/The name of a major port city on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine.
• odets

  nounVery low
  /əʊˈdɛts/A surname, most notably of American playwright Clifford Odets (1906–1963).
• odetta

  nounVery Low
  /əʊˈdɛtə/A given name, typically female, of Old German origin.
• odette

  nounLow
  /əʊˈdɛt/A given name, predominantly female, derived from French. The name evokes classic, artistic, and often romantic connotations.
• odeum

  nounC2
  /əʊˈdiːəm/A small roofed theatre or hall for musical performances, particularly in ancient Greece and Rome.
• odia

  nounC2/Advanced - Formal/Literary
  /ˈəʊ.dɪə/A deep and intense feeling of repulsion, disgust, or strong aversion.
• odin

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊ.dɪn/The chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, death, poetry, and magic.
• odinism

  nounC2
  /ˈəʊ.dɪ.nɪ.zəm/A modern pagan religious movement focused on the revival and reconstruction of the pre-Christian beliefs and practices associated with the Norse god Odin and the wider Norse pantheon.
• odinist

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊdɪnɪst/A follower or adherent of Odinism; a practitioner of the modern revival of Norse paganism.
• odisha

  nounLow frequency globally; high frequency in Indian English and regional contexts.
  /əʊˈdɪʃə/A state in eastern India, formerly known as Orissa.
• odium

  nounC2
  /ˈəʊ.di.əm/intense hatred or disgust directed towards someone or something.
• odoacer

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɒdəʊˈeɪsə/A historical figure, specifically a Germanic chieftain who deposed the last Western Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, in 476 AD, traditionally marking the end of the Western Roman Empire.
• odograph

  nounVery Low
  /ˈəʊdə(ʊ)ɡrɑːf/An instrument for automatically recording distance travelled, especially by a vehicle or vessel.
• odometer

  nounB2
  /əʊˈdɒm.ɪ.tər/A device in a vehicle that measures and displays the total distance it has traveled.
• odonate

  adjectivenounLow/Very Low
  /ˈəʊdəneɪt/An insect belonging to the order Odonata, which includes dragonflies and damselflies.
• odontalgia

  nounLow
  /ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒə/Toothache; pain in a tooth or teeth.
• odontiasis

  nounVery Rare / Technical / Archaic
  /ˌəʊ.dɒnˈtaɪ.ə.sɪs/The process of teething; the eruption or cutting of teeth.
• odontoblast

  nounVery Low
  /ɒˈdɒntə(ʊ)blɑːst/A cell in the pulp of a tooth that forms dentin.
• odontocete

  nounLow
  /əʊˈdɒntəsiːt/A whale belonging to the suborder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.
• odontogeny

  nounLow
  /ˌɒ.dɒnˈtɒdʒ.ə.ni/The process of tooth development and formation.

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