redolent

3 definitions found

redolent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth.   --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]

redolent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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

redolent - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "redolent":
     ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, effluvious, essenced, evocative,
     flowery, fragrant, fruity, in retrospect, incense-breathing,
     malodorous, memoried, mindful, mnemonic, musky, odorant, odorate,
     odored, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, remindful,
     reminiscent, retentive, retrospective, savory, scented, smellful,
     smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, suggestive, suggestive of,
     sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous