/
ˈrɛd(ə)l(ə)nt/
adj.
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(redolent of/with)
strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.
▸literary strongly smelling of.
- archaic or literary fragrant.
Derivative
- redolence n.
- redolently adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from L. redolent- ‘giving out a strong smell’, from re(d)- ‘back, again’ + olere ‘to smell’.
