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red⋅o⋅lent

  [red-l-uhnt]
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–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.
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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