redolent

[ red-l-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. having a pleasant odor; fragrant.

  2. odorous or smelling (usually followed by of): redolent of garlic.

  1. suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of): verse redolent of Shakespeare.

Origin of redolent

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin redolent-, stem of redolēns, present participle of redolēre “to emit odor,” equivalent to red- red- + ol(ēre) “to smell” (akin to odor)

Other words for redolent

Other words from redolent

  • red·o·lence, red·o·len·cy, noun
  • red·o·lent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for redolent

redolent

/ (ˈrɛdəʊlənt) /


adjective
  1. having a pleasant smell; fragrant

  2. (postpositive ; foll by of or with) having the odour or smell (of); scented (with): a room redolent of country flowers

  1. (postpositive ; foll by of or with) reminiscent or suggestive (of): a picture redolent of the 18th century

Origin of redolent

1
C14: from Latin redolens smelling (of), from redolēre to give off an odour, from red- re + olēre to smell

Derived forms of redolent

  • redolence or rare redolency, noun
  • redolently, adverb

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