redolent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: redolent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for redolent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redolent adj serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" Synonym(s): evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey" Synonym(s): redolent(p), smelling(p) having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford Synonym(s): aromatic, redolent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redolent \Red"olent\ (-lent), a. [L. redolens, -entis, p. pr. of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-, re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See {Odor}.] Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. [bd]Honey redolent* of spring.[b8] --Dryden. -- {Red"olently}, adv. Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. --Gray.