-nt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin redolent-, redolens, present participle of redolēre to emit a scent, smell like, from red- re- + olēre to smell — more at odor
1.
a. : exuding fragrance : aromatic
the pinewoods were more redolent — Jean Stafford
b. : rich , distinctive — used of an odor
the ancient redolent odor of plowed land — Norman Mailer
2.
a. : full of fragrance : scented , smelling — used with of or with
a corridor redolent of floor wax — Joseph Wechsberg
redolent with homegrown apples — National Geographic
air … redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey — Herbert Asbury
b. : conveying an aura : tending to suggest : evocative , reminiscent
cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note — Wilder Hobson
— usually used with of or with
every page here is redolent of … fine scholarship — Walter Pach
a perfect day … redolent with the charm of late autumn — Gerald Beaumont
conversation … redolent with profanity — P.A.Rollins