3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. --Gray. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 40 Moby Thesaurus words for "redolent": ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, effluvious, essenced, evocative, flowery, fragrant, fruity, in retrospect, incense-breathing, malodorous, memoried, mindful, mnemonic, musky, odorant, odorate, odored, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, remindful, reminiscent, retentive, retrospective, savory, scented, smellful, smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, suggestive, suggestive of, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous
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