adjective · rare

redolent

red·o·lent

redolent · more redolent · most redolent

ароматний, запашний, пахучий

душистый, ароматный, благоуханный

duftend (nach), den Geruch habend, riechend (nach), erinnernd

Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scentFragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.

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UK/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/US/ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt/

» Cookie's breath was redolent of fish.

Meaning

3 senses

Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
duftend (nach)
Having the smell of the article in question.
riechend (nach), den Geruch habend
(figuratively)Suggestive or reminiscent.
erinnernd

More definitions

(used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous
having a strong pleasant odor
serving to bring to mind

Examples

5 sentences

Cookie's breath was redolent of fish.
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Tom's clothes were redolent of burnt cannabis.
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Tom's breath was redolent of wine and tobacco.
ruДыхание Тома издавало запах вина и табака. — odexed
deToms Atem roch nach Wein und Tabak. — Dani6187
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It was redolent of the early days of the Internet.
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The dinner was served in two huge tin-plated vessels, whence rose a strong steam redolent of rancid fat.
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Translations

6 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 3

fragrant or aromatic:

having a smell:

suggestive or reminiscent:

Origin

From Middle English redolent (first attested in 1400), from Old French redolent, from Lati

From Middle English redolent (first attested in 1400), from Old French redolent, from Latin redolentem, present participle of redoleō (“to emit a scent”), from red- + oleō (“to smell”).

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