redolent
adjective/ˈredələnt/
/ˈredələnt/
[not before noun] (literary)- redolent of/with something making you think of the thing mentioned
- an atmosphere redolent of the sea and ships
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- redolent of/with something smelling strongly of the thing mentioned
- a kitchen redolent with the smell of baking
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrant’): from Old French, or from Latin redolent- ‘giving out a strong smell’, from re(d)- ‘back, again’ + olere ‘to smell’.
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