† olentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin olent-, olēns, olēre.

Etymology: < classical Latin olent-, olēns giving out a smell, use as adjective of present participle of olēre to smell, perhaps < the base of odor odour n., with change of -d- to -l-. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·lĕnt) /ˈəʊlənt/.

Obsolete. rare.

Smelling, giving out a smell or scent; redolent of.

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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective]

strongOE

savouringc1384

breatheda1398

flairinga1400

smellinga1400

odorifere?a1425

odorous?a1425

smellablec1449

odoranta1465

odoriferousc1487

odiferousa1500

odoureda1500

odiferant1509

redolent?a1513

reflairing1523

odoriferantc1550

scenting1577

odorable1589

breathful1593

fat1598

olent1607

smelled1617

odorific1685

tainted1704

odourful1889

osmic1912

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 224 Martiall calleth it [sc. the fox] Olidam Vulpem, an Olent or smelling beast.

1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 523 The whole number is disgustingly olent of parliamentary affairs.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 190 The cup, he [sc. a butterfly] quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	olent
释义	† olentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin olent-, olēns, olēre. Etymology: < classical Latin olent-, olēns giving out a smell, use as adjective of present participle of olēre to smell, perhaps < the base of odor odour n., with change of -d- to -l-. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·lĕnt) /ˈəʊlənt/. Obsolete. rare. Smelling, giving out a smell or scent; redolent of. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] strongOE savouringc1384 breatheda1398 flairinga1400 smellinga1400 odorifere?a1425 odorous?a1425 smellablec1449 odoranta1465 odoriferousc1487 odiferousa1500 odoureda1500 odiferant1509 redolent?a1513 reflairing1523 odoriferantc1550 scenting1577 odorable1589 breathful1593 fat1598 olent1607 smelled1617 odorific1685 tainted1704 odourful1889 osmic1912 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 224 Martiall calleth it [sc. the fox] Olidam Vulpem, an Olent or smelling beast. 1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 523 The whole number is disgustingly olent of parliamentary affairs. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 190 The cup, he [sc. a butterfly] quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). > see also also refers to : -olentsuffix < adj.1607 see also
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