adjective
- having a strong pleasant smell; fragrant
- strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something
Usage: often followed by ‘of’ or ‘with’
Examples
- The garden was redolent with the scent of jasmine.
- Her kitchen was redolent of fresh-baked bread.
- The old mansion was redolent of a bygone era.
- His speech was redolent with references to classical literature.
- The spice market was redolent of cinnamon and cardamom.
- The poem is redolent of Shakespeare’s early work.
- The air was redolent with the smell of pine trees.