odyle means synonym of od (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).
odyle is pronounced /ˈɒd(ɪ)l/.
Etymology
From od + Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood; material, matter, substance”).
noun
- Synonym of od (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).
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Words closest in meaning
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- odylic 86% match — Of or pertaining to the od or odyle (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”). vs odyle →
- odic 79% match — Of or pertaining to odes. vs odyle →
- odylism 76% match — A belief in a vital force known as od or odyle. vs odyle →
- odize 67% match — To charge with od (the hypothetical force). vs odyle →
- odylist 57% match — A believer in odylism. vs odyle →
- olfactant 53% match — Synonym of odorant. vs odyle →
- odal 53% match — Among the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, especially Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen. vs odyle →
- odorosity 52% match — The quality or degree of being odorous. vs odyle →