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Definition of Redolent

Redolent
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. Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. --Gray.

Meaning of Redolent from wikipedia

- Adnotatio 14. "That some people think that Jacob had travelled 8 or 10 years between Mesopotamia and Bethel, is redolent of stupidity, Ezra forgive me..."....
- noble memorial architecture with interiors full of light and color, and redolent of the world's best history and romances." Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills...
- stability of the sable colour, shall bring forth the brightest flowers redolent of every kind of knowledge; to which also, that We may impart something...
- the choice of scenery, writing "the moss-dark, saturated images have a redolent sensuality; you feel as if you could reach out and touch the prison walls"...
- Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0198768715. Batz introduces a very modern and redolent theme: the death of God. He po****rized the theme before Nietzsche. Brobjer...
- oneirism and fatalism as the basis for its fantastical narrative system, redolent of certain horror stories, but with little precedent in the context of...
- been eating live cats. Another cannibal story from Scotland, even more redolent of the Sawney Bean tale than the Christie class story, can be found in...
- likely checks for any signs of a stranger mink and leaves droppings (scat) redolent of its personal scent to reinforce its territorial rights. The American...
- the stencil-spra**** projection imagery of grenades, tanks, and so forth (redolent of the Clash with their strife-torn Belfast stage backdrops and Sandinista...
- elaborate recipe for placenta (the same name transcribed into Latin), redolent of honey and cheese. The modern Romanian plăcintă and the Viennese Palats****e...