redolent

[US]/ˈredələnt/
[UK]/ˈredələnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. strongly fragrant; reminiscent of something.

Phrases & Collocations

redolent of flowers

redolent with nostalgia

redolent with memories

redolent of spices

redolent of success

redolent of joy

redolent of summer

Example Sentences

The kitchen was redolent of onions.

The castle is redolent of the past.

a rich, inky, redolent wine.

a campaign redolent of machine politics.

names redolent of history and tradition.

stories redolent of mystery

the church was old, dark, and redolent of incense.

His image is redolent of the smell of old leather,old money and class.

We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents —gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.

She saw a large, empty, shadowy play-house, still redolent of the perfumes and blazonry of the night, and notable for its rich, oriental appearance.

The kitchen was redolent with the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves. Something that isodd fails to accord with what is ordinary, usual, or expected, while somethingqueer deviates markedly from the norm; both terms can suggest strangeness or peculiarity:

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