redolent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
First attested in 1400. From French redolent, from Latin redolentem, present participle of redoleō (“I emit a scent”), from re- + oleō (“I smell”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈrɛd.əl.ənt/, /ˈrɛd.əʊ.lənt/, X-SAMPA: /"rEd.@l.@nt/, /"rEd.@U.l@nt/
- (US) IPA: /ˈrɛd.əl.ənt/, X-SAMPA: /"rEd.@l.@nt/
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Adjective [edit]
redolent (comparative more redolent, superlative most redolent)
- fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent
- having the smell of the article in question.
- 1861, Francis Colburn Adams, An Outcast, chapter XXXII:
- His breath is already redolent of whiskey.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16
- Stephen, that is when the accosting figure came to close quarters, though he was not in an over sober state himself recognised Corley's breath redolent of rotten cornjuice.
- 1861, Francis Colburn Adams, An Outcast, chapter XXXII:
- (idiomatic) suggestive or reminiscent
- 1919, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, A vision
- But forth from sweat-shops, tenement and prison
Wailed minor protests, redolent with pain.
- But forth from sweat-shops, tenement and prison
- 1919, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, A vision
Derived terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
- (fragrant or aromatic): aromatic, fragrant
- (having the smell of): reeking, smelling
- (suggestive or reminiscent): reminiscent, suggestive
Translations [edit]
fragrant or aromatic
suggestive or reminiscent
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Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
redolent
- third-person plural present active indicative of redoleō