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单词 redolences
释义

redolence

noun

red·​o·​lence ˈre-də-lən(t)s How to pronounce redolence (audio)
1
: an often pungent or agreeable odor
2
: the quality or state of being redolent

Synonyms

  • aroma
  • attar
  • otto
  • balm
  • bouquet
  • fragrance
  • fragrancy
  • incense
  • perfume
  • scent
  • spice
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Example Sentences

breathed in the redolence of the apple orchard the redolence of fir trees always reminds me of Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web This version is especially pared down, relying mostly on the bones, which are boiled over multiple hours to imbue the broth with fatty redolence. New York Times, 13 June 2022 To celebrate the occasion, Green’s son, Grant Green Jr. — a guitarist of cool, unhurried disposition, bearing the striking redolence of his father’s style — leads an all-star band at Jazz Standard. New York Times, 28 June 2018 This new sound often bears the markings of calypso, Afrobeat, grime and drum ’n’ bass, plus the spiritual jazz of the 1960s and ’70s, and an abiding redolence of Indian classical. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2017 A huge pot bubbles on the stove at the yellow guest house for hours, filling the air with the cloying redolence of burning tires. Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian, 17 Jan. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

redolences

noun

plural of redolence
1
as in fragrancies
a sweet or pleasant smell breathed in the redolence of the apple orchard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fragrancies
  • scents
  • fragrances
  • aromas
  • perfumes
  • spices
  • incenses
  • balms
  • bouquets
  • ottos
  • attars
  • essences
  • odors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stinks
  • reeks
  • stenches
  • malodors
  • fetors
2
as in scents
the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose the redolence of fir trees always reminds me of Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scents
  • smells
  • aromas
  • sniffs
  • stenches
  • fragrancies
  • odors
  • fragrances
  • aromaticities
  • whiffs
  • savors
  • perfumes
  • rancidities
  • ambrosias
  • fetors
  • spices
  • stinks
  • malodors
  • attars
  • tangs
  • reeks
  • musks
  • bouquets
  • funks
  • savours
  • ottos
  • incenses
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