Word of the Day: RedolentPRONUNCIATION: [red-l-uhnt]
adjective 1. exuding fragrance : aromatic 2. a : full of a specified fragrance : scented b : evocative, suggestive
ETYMOLOGY: 1350–1400; Middle English < Latin redolent- (stem of redolēns ), present participle of redolēre to emit odor, equivalent to red- red- + ol ( ēre ) to smell (akin to odor) + -ent- -ent
USAGE: The house was redolent with the aroma of baking bread.
DID YOU KNOW?
"Redolent" traces back to the Latin verb "olēre" ("to smell") and is a relative of "olfactory" ("of, relating to, or connected with the sense of smell"). In its earliest English uses in the 15th century, "redolent" simply meant "having an aroma." Today, it usually applies to a place or thing impregnated with odors. It can also be used of something that reminds us of something else or evokes a certain emotional response, as in "a city redolent of antiquity."
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