redolent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
    reminiscent; remindful; evocative; resonant.
    • cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson
    • a campaign redolent of machine politics
  2. adjective satellite (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous
    smelling.
    • the hall was redolent of floor wax
    • air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey
  3. adjective satellite having a strong pleasant odor
    aromatic.
    • the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford

WordNet

Red"o*lent adjective
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913