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   redolent

   /ˈrɛdələnt/

   adjective

   • 1. strongly reminiscent or suggestive of: "names redolent of history and tradition" Similar evocativesuggestivereminiscentremindful
   • ▪ strongly smelling of: literary "the church was old, dark, and redolent of incense"
   • 2. fragrant or sweet-smelling: archaic, literary "a rich, inky, redolent wine" Similar smelling ofreeking ofscented withfragrant withperfumed with

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrant’): from Old French, or from Latin redolent- ‘giving out a strong smell’, from re(d)- ‘back, again’ + olere ‘to smell’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. redolence noun
   • 2. redolently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › redolentRedolent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Redolent means exuding fragrance, full of a specified fragrance, or evocative. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of redolent from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREDOLENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Redolent means smelling strongly of something or having qualities that make you think of something else. Learn more about this literary adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREDOLENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Redolent means smelling strongly of something or having qualities that make you think of something else. Learn more about this literary adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREDOLENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Redolent means having a pleasant smell or being suggestive of something else. Learn how to use this word in sentences with synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › redolentREDOLENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Redolent definition: having a pleasant odor; fragrant.. See examples of REDOLENT used in a sentence.

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   When something is redolent of something, it makes you think of that thing by making a pretty strong impression on you. He had a shifty eye redolent of years of lying and petty crime. People used to use redolent of something with a strong, distinctive odor.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishredolent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Redolent means making you think of or smelling strongly of something. Learn how to use this literary adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.