redolent
11redolent — red|o|lent [ red(ə)lənt ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) redolent of reminding you of something: REMINISCENT OF: The building was redolent of the 1950s. 2. ) redolent of/with smelling of something: The air was redolent with the smell of wood smoke. ╾… …
12redolent — UK [ˈred(ə)lənt] / US adjective literary 1) reminding you of something redolent of: The building was redolent of the 1950s. 2) smelling of something redolent of/with: The air was redolent with the smell of wood smoke. Derived word: redolence noun …
13redolent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin redolent , redolens, present participle of redolēre to emit a scent, from re , red + olēre to smell more at odor Date: 15th century 1. exuding fragrance ; aromatic 2. a. full of… …
14redolent — redolence, redolency, n. redolently, adv. /red l euhnt/, adj. 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.… …
15redolent — adjective formal 1 redolent of making you think of something: a style redolent of the sixties 2 smelling strongly of something: The air was redolent with roses. redolence noun (U) …
16redolent — adjective /ˈrɛd.əl.ənt,ˈrɛd.əʊ.lənt,ˈrɛd.əl.ənt/ a) fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent His breath is already redolent of whiskey. b) having the smell of the article in question. Stephen, that is when the accosting figure came to close… …
17redolent — [14] Etymologically, something that is redolent of something ‘smells’ of it. The word comes ultimately from Latin olēre ‘smell’, which was derived from the same base as produced English odour. Combination with the prefix re ‘back’ resulted in… …
18redolent — [ rɛd(ə)l(ə)nt] adjective 1》 (redolent of/with) strongly reminiscent or suggestive of. ↘literary strongly smelling of. 2》 archaic or literary fragrant. Derivatives redolence noun redolently adverb …
19redolent — red•o•lent [[t]ˈrɛd l ənt[/t]] adj. 1) having a pleasant odor; fragrant 2) odorous or smelling (usu. fol. by of): redolent of garlic[/ex] 3) suggestive; reminiscent (usu. fol. by of) • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L redolent , s. of redolēns,… …
20redolent — /ˈrɛdələnt / (say reduhluhnt) adjective 1. having a pleasant smell; fragrant. –phrase 2. redolent of, a. smelling of. b. suggestive or reminiscent of: stories redolent of mystery. {Middle English, from Latin redolens, present participle, giving… …
