Redolent

['redəl(ə)nt] or ['rɛdələnt]

Definition

(adj.) (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; 'the hall was redolent of floor wax'; 'air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey' .

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Definition

(a.) Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Fragrant, odoriferous, aromatic, balmy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See FRAGRANT]

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Definition

adj. diffusing odour or fragrance: scented.—ns. Red′olence Red′olency.—adv. Red′olently.

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