Redolent is an adjective that means fragrant or smelling, and also suggestive or reminiscent. It comes from Old French and Latin words related to emitting a smell.
Redolent is an adjective with two meanings: fragrant or smelling, and suggestive or reminiscent. Its roots are in Old French and Latin, related to the act of smelling.
| Front | redolent \RED-uh-lunt\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Fragrant; smelling. 2. Suggestive; reminiscent. [From Old French redolent (smelling), from Latin redolens, present participle of redolere (to give off a smell), from re- (intensive prefix) + olere (to smell). Earliest documented use: 1439.] "There's a heavy dose of irony in the title of Wendy Cope's new book of poems, Family Values. In fact, the phrase, redolent of hypocritical politicians and the moral majority, makes her want to scream." - Susan Mansfield; Look Back in Candour; The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland); Apr 9, 2011. |
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