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redolent

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Redolent  \Red"o*lent\  (-lent),  a.  [L.  redolens,  -entis,  p.  pr 
  of  redolere  to  emit  a  scent,  diffuse  an  odor;  pref.  red-, 
  re-,  re-  +  olere  to  emit  a  smell.  See  {Odor}.] 
  Diffusing  odor  or  fragrance;  spreading  sweet  scent;  scented; 
  odorous;  smelling;  --  usually  followed  by  of  ``Honey 
  redolent  of  spring.''  --Dryden.  --  {Red"o*lent*ly},  adv 
 
  Gales  .  .  .  redolent  of  joy  and  youth.  --Gray. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  redolent 
  adj  1:  serving  to  bring  to  mind;  "cannot  forbear  to  close  on  this 
  redolent  literary  note"-  Wilder  Hobson;  "a  campaign 
  redolent  of  machine  politics"  [syn:  {evocative},  {redolent 
  of(p)},  {remindful},  {reminiscent},  {reminiscent  of(p)}] 
  2:  (used  with  `of'  or  `with')  noticeably  odorous;  "the  hall  was 
  redolent  of  floor  wax";  "air  redolent  with  the  fumes  of 
  beer  and  whiskey"  [syn:  {redolent(p)},  {smelling(p)}] 
  3:  having  a  strong  distinctive  fragrance;  "the  pine  woods  were 
  more  redolent"-  Jean  Stafford  [syn:  {aromatic}]




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