REDOLENT


Meaning of REDOLENT in English

red ‧ o ‧ lent /ˈred ə l-ənt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin , present participle of redolere 'to send out a smell' , from olere 'to smell' ]

1 . formal making you think of something SYN reminiscent

redolent of

a style redolent of the sixties

2 . literary smelling strongly of something

redolent of/with

The bar was redolent with the smell of stale cigarette smoke.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.