[syn: aromatic, redolent]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Redolent \Red"o*lent\ (-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. "Honey redolent
of spring." --Dryden. -- Red"o*lent*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
redolent
adj 1: serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on
this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign
redolent of machine politics" [syn: evocative,
redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant]
2: (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was
redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer
and whiskey" [syn: redolent(p), smelling(p)]
3: having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more
redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: aromatic, redolent]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "redolent":
ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, effluvious, essenced, evocative,
flowery, fragrant, fruity, in retrospect, incense-breathing,
malodorous, memoried, mindful, mnemonic, musky, odorant, odorate,
odored, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, remindful,
reminiscent, retentive, retrospective, savory, scented, smellful,
smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, suggestive, suggestive of,
sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous