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redolent
RED-uh-lent/ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt//adjective
01 / MEANING
Having a noticeable fragrance; also, strongly suggestive or reminiscent of something.
In a sentence.
- 01
The kitchen was redolent of baked apples and cinnamon.
- 02
The old theater was redolent of another era.
Where it came from.
Redolent came through Middle English and Old French from Latin redolēre, ‘to emit a scent,’ built in part on olēre, ‘to smell.’
Explore the sourceWhy it’s interesting.
It can carry a literal scent or the feeling of a memory brought vividly to mind.