redolent
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redolent
- /ˈrɛdəʊlənt/ UK
- /ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt/ UK
- /ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt/ US
- /ˈrɛd l ənt/ US
- /ˈɹed.ə.lənt/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English redolent (first attested in 1400), from Old French redolent, from Latin redolentem, present participle of redoleō (“to emit a scent”), from red- + oleō (“to smell”).
adjective more redolent · most redolent
- Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
- Having the smell of the article in question. Most of the articles were home-made; the bread, the yellow butter, as golden as the cups to which it has given name; the thickest cream, and a honeycomb redolent of the thyme which even then echoed with the hum of the bees.
- Suggestive or reminiscent. But, in the country, the green fields are so joyous, the pure air so fresh, the blue sky so clear; the fine old trees, redolent of earth's loveliest mythology, when the dryades peopled their green shadows;...
Translations
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adj fragrant or aromatic
| Español | aromático |
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| Français | parfumé |
| Deutsch | duftend (nach) |
| Italiano | profumato |
adj having a smell
| Deutsch | riechend (nach), den Geruch habend |
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Talk about this word "redolent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redolent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. redolent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redolent "redolent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redolent.Cite this
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title = {redolent},
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