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redolent

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red·o·lent

   [red-l-uhnt]
–adjective
1.
having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
2.
odorous or smelling (usually fol. by of): redolent of garlic.
3.
suggestive; reminiscent (usually fol. by of): verse redolent of Shakespeare.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L redolent- (s. of redolēns), prp. of redolēre to emit odor, equiv. to red- red- + ol(ēre) to smell (akin to odor) + -ent- -ent

—Related forms
red·o·lence, red·o·len·cy, noun
red·o·lent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms
1. odorous, aromatic, odoriferous.

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redolent (ˈrɛdəʊlənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
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]
 
'redolence
 
—n
 
'redolency
 
—n
 
'redolently
 
—adv

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redolent
c.1400, from O.Fr. redolent "emitting an odor," from L. redolentem, prp. of redolere "emit a scent," from re-, intensive prefix + olere "give off a smell" (see odor).
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