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Dictionary: red·o·lent   (rĕd'l-ənt) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic.
  2. Suggestive; reminiscent: a campaign redolent of machine politics.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin redolēns, redolent-, present participle of redolēre, to smell : re-, red-, re- + olēre, to smell.]

redolently red'o·lent·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Smelling sweet and agreeable.

pronunciation The flower bouquet was redolent of a spring garden.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: serving to bring to mind
  Synonyms: evocative, redolent of, remindful, reminiscent, reminiscent of

Meaning #2: (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous
  Synonym: smelling

Meaning #3: having a strong distinctive fragrance
  Synonym: aromatic


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Redolent

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som minder om, duftende

Nederlands (Dutch)
welriekend, sterk herinnerend aan, met sterke geur

Français (French)
adj. - odorant, évocateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - duftend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που θυμίζει, που αποπνέει, που μυρίζει, ευωδιαστός

Italiano (Italian)
fragrante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aromático

Русский (Russian)
пахнущий, благоухающий, напоминающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fragante, oloroso, evocador

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - väldoftande, som påminner om

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有...香味的, 令人想起...的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有...香味的, 令人想起...的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 향기가 짙은, 생각나게 하는, 암시하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 芳香のある, 思わせる, しのばせる, 暗示する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أرج, عطر, عابق ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אפוף, מזכיר, מדיף ריח‬


 
 
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