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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
red′o•lence, red′o•len•cy, n. red′o•lent•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged odorous, aromatic, odoriferous.
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