- redolent of/with
- strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.→ redolent
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
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redolent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (redolent of/with) strongly reminiscent or suggestive of. 2) (redolent of/with) literary strongly smelling of. 3) archaic or literary fragrant. DERIVATIVES redolence noun redolently adverb … English terms dictionary
redolent — adj. (formal) redolent of, with (redolent of honeysuckle) * * * [ redələnt] with (redolent of honeysuckle) (formal) redolent of … Combinatory dictionary
redolent — red|o|lent [ˈredəl ənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of redolere to send out a smell , from olere to smell ] 1.) formal making you think of something = ↑reminiscent redolent of ▪ a style redolent of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
redolent — red|o|lent [ red(ə)lənt ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) redolent of reminding you of something: REMINISCENT OF: The building was redolent of the 1950s. 2. ) redolent of/with smelling of something: The air was redolent with the smell of wood smoke. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
redolent — UK [ˈred(ə)lənt] / US adjective literary 1) reminding you of something redolent of: The building was redolent of the 1950s. 2) smelling of something redolent of/with: The air was redolent with the smell of wood smoke. Derived word: redolence noun … English dictionary
redolent — [ rɛd(ə)l(ə)nt] adjective 1》 (redolent of/with) strongly reminiscent or suggestive of. ↘literary strongly smelling of. 2》 archaic or literary fragrant. Derivatives redolence noun redolently adverb … English new terms dictionary
redolent — [[t]re̱dələnt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ of n If something is redolent of something else, it has features that make you think of that other thing. [LITERARY] ...percussion instruments, redolent of Far Eastern cultures. ...a sad tale … English dictionary
redolent — adjective formal 1 redolent of making you think of something: a style redolent of the sixties 2 smelling strongly of something: The air was redolent with roses. redolence noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
redolent — [14] Etymologically, something that is redolent of something ‘smells’ of it. The word comes ultimately from Latin olēre ‘smell’, which was derived from the same base as produced English odour. Combination with the prefix re ‘back’ resulted in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
redolent — [14] Etymologically, something that is redolent of something ‘smells’ of it. The word comes ultimately from Latin olēre ‘smell’, which was derived from the same base as produced English odour. Combination with the prefix re ‘back’ resulted in… … Word origins
