redolent
2
7.6
- adjective
- /ˈrɛdələnt/
:
aromático
- There was always some redolent aroma of something she was cooking or baking.
- redolent of garlic
- redolent with fragrance
- redolent with the scent
Swings creaked and shadows leapt like sheep over fence railings, the air redolent of damp coffee grounds and worms.
- Swings creaked and shadows leapt like sheep over fence railings, the air redolent of damp coffee grounds and worms.
- Now her Hogan is redolent of sammering soup and blue cornmeal is Hanaba stirs the enamel pot in the low winter dusk.
Examples
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The cottage was redolent with the fragrance of cinnamon nutmeg baps baking in the brick oven and tea on the fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
The wind will lick her face, and the air will be redolent of blossoms and sticky spores.
Fiction book (1992) -
Trees shed pollen, and the air was redolent of apple and pear blossoms.
Fiction book (1990) -
A prairie wind blew warm and sweet from the west, redolent of tall grasses and sugar in the stems, tasting of summer flowers.
Fiction book (1994) -
The air within was as aromatic as the air without and redolent with the tangy perfume of incense and spices.
Fiction book (1992) -
We ate them at a rickety, immaculate, oilcloth-covered table, and the greens, redolent of smoky ham, and the potatoes, their jackets still dusty with ash, were as good as anything I have ever tasted.
Fiction book (1998) -
The kitchen was redolent with the aroma of freshly baked bread.
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As I walked through the forest, the air was redolent of pine and damp earth.
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The bakery was redolent with the sweet scent of pastries and coffee.
Synonyms
34
2.2
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap
13
2.3
A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added
12
4.1
Having a strong, pleasant smell like spices or flowers
5
4.1
Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers
4
2.3
Having a pleasant scent
2
7.5
A strong smell or feeling that makes you remember something
1
1.2
Having the smell of lemon
1
5.5
Having a smell you can notice
1
9.3
Giving off a strong, often unpleasant smell you notice quickly
1
1.0
Having a noticeable smell, often like smoke or flowers
1
3.5
A thing that smells of sweet vanilla, like a candle or ice cream
1
3.5
Gives off a strong smell that you notice quickly
A strong smell like perfume that you notice easily
Having a nice scent
Having a very strong smell that you notice easily
Having the warm smell of ginger
Has the warm smell of spices like cinnamon or cloves
Antonyms
Idioms
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Redolent comes from the Latin redolere, meaning 'to give off a smell', and from olere 'to smell', which is also the base of the English word odor. So when a room or kitchen is 'redolent of' baking or flowers, it literally 'smells strongly' of them.