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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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red·o·lent   (rěd'l-ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic.

  2. Suggestive; reminiscent: a campaign redolent of machine politics.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin redolēns, redolent-, present participle of redolēre, to smell : re-, red-, re- + olēre, to smell.]
red'o·lent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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