redolent

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Pronunciation

/ˈrɛdələnt/(RED-uh-lunt)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

① 芬芳的 ② 令人联想到的；充满…气息的

Definition

(1) Having a strong pleasant smell. (2) Strongly suggestive or reminiscent of something.

Word family

  • redolence/ˈrɛdələns/(n)芳香/气息

Collocations

  • redolent of
  • redolent with
  • redolent of the past
  • air redolent

Examples

  1. 1.The kitchen was redolent with the smell of freshly baked bread. (fragrant)
  2. 2.The old mansion was redolent of Victorian grandeur. (strongly suggestive of)

Synonyms

  • fragrant/ˈfreɪɡrənt/— sweet-smelling, sense 1
  • reminiscent/ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsənt/— bringing to mind, sense 2
  • evocative/ɪˈvɒkətɪv/— evoking memories

Etymology

from Latin "redolere" = to give off a smell — re- (back) + olere (to smell) — a smell that comes back to you