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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024red•o•lent /ˈrɛdələnt/USA pronunciation adj. [be + ~]- full of the smell of (something):a kitchen redolent of garlic.
- reminding one of (something);
suggestive:an accent redolent of Scotland.
red•o•lence, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024red•o•lent (red′l ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - having a pleasant odor;
fragrant. - odorous or smelling (usually fol. by of ):redolent of garlic.
- suggestive;
reminiscent (usually fol. by of ):verse redolent of Shakespeare.
- Latin redolent- (stem of redolēns), present participle of redolēre to emit odor, equivalent. to red- red- + ol(ēre) to smell (akin to odor) + -ent- -ent
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged odorous, aromatic, odoriferous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: redolent /ˈrɛdəʊlənt/ adj - having a pleasant smell; fragrant
- (postpositive; followed by of or with) having the odour or smell (of); scented (with): a room redolent of country flowers
- (postpositive; followed by of or with) reminiscent or suggestive (of): a picture redolent of the 18th century
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin redolens smelling (of), from redolēre to give off an odour, from red- re + olēre to smellˈredolence, rare ˈredolency n ˈredolently adv |