redolent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective serving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson
  2. adjective (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous
  3. adjective having a strong pleasant odor; - Jean Stafford

Etymology

From Middle English redolent (first attested in 1400), from Old French redolent, from Latin redolentem, present participle of redoleō (“to emit a scent”), from red- + oleō (“to smell”).

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Synonyms

evocative, remindful, reminiscent, resonant

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