'Redolent' definitions:
Definition of 'redolent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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, remindful, reminiscent, resonant]
adjective
(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)]
adjective
Having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: aromatic, redolent]
Definition of 'Redolent'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'redolent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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