Word of the DaySaturday, June 30, 2001
redolent
\RED-uh-luhnt\ , adjective:1.
Having or exuding fragrance; scented; aromatic.
2.
Full of fragrance; odorous; smelling (usually used with 'of' or 'with').
3.
Serving to bring to mind; evocative; suggestive; reminiscent (usually used with 'of' or 'with').
Quotes:
The 142-foot-long sidewheeled steamer . . . ferried people from place to place, . . . its two decks redolent with the aroma of fresh grapes, peaches, and other fruit headed for the rail spur at the Canandaigua pier, then on to markets in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
-- A. M. Sperber and Eric Lax, Bogart
The simple, semisweet and moist cake was redolent of cinnamon and nutmeg and studded with Mr. McCartney's favorite nuts, pecans.
-- Bryan Miller, "Lots of Smidgens, But Hold the Meat", New York Times, September 7, 1994
Backed by soaring sax and energetic percussion, Martin makes the sort of celebratory, Spanish party music redolent of warm weather and cocktails.
-- Lisa Verrico, Times (London), November 10, 2000
It's a fine word, "Fellowship", redolent of Oxbridge high tables and intellectual excellence.
-- Paul Hoggart, Times (London), February 24, 2001
Origin:
Redolent derives from Latin redolens, -entis, present participle of redolere, "to emit a scent, to diffuse an odor," from red-, re- + olere, "to exhale an odor."
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