1350-1400;Middle English < Latinredolent- (stem of redolēns), present participle of redolēre to emit odor, equivalent to red-red- + ol(ēre) to smell (akin to odor) + -ent--ent
Related forms
redolence, redolency, noun
redolently, adverb
Synonyms
1. odorous, aromatic, odoriferous.
Examples from the web for redolent
Abattoir also features dishes redolent with head cheese, innards, feet and tongue.
Expressions so redolent of the laboratory are as well left alone unless the metaphor they suggest is really valuable.
His office is redolent with vanilla, owing to his adjacent warehouse, filled with bundles awaiting export.
Caravans came loaded with exotic goods redolent of distant lands.
It is too redolent of voodoo economics to be financially credible and too confusing to impress the voters.
These lines are redolent with depression and the sense of estrangement from humanity which depression fosters.
For an amuse-bouche the table gets cinnamon rolls redolent of airport layovers.
They are not fluorescent concoctions redolent of high-fructose corn syrup.
To those who knew him, his books are hauntingly redolent of his sensibility.
It seems a cynical and desperate piece of plot-weaving, all too redolent of the lowest of the low soap operas.
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
3.
(postpositive; foll by of or with) reminiscent or suggestive (of): a picture redolent of the 18th century
C14: from Latin redolens smelling (of), from redolēre to give off an odour, from red-re + olēre to smell
Word Origin and History for redolent
adj.
c.1400, from Old French redolent "emitting an odor" and directly from Latin redolentem (moninative redolens), present participle of redolere "emit a scent, diffuse odor," from red-, intensive prefix (see re-), + olere "give off a smell" (see odor).