redolence

UK: /ˈredəʊləns/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

red•o•lent /ˈrɛdələnt/   adj. [be + ~]

1. full of the smell of (something):
   a kitchen redolent of garlic.
2. reminding one of (something);
   suggestive:
   an accent redolent of Scotland.

red•o•lence, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

red•o•lent  (red′l ənt), adj. 

1. having a pleasant odor;
   fragrant.
2. odorous or smelling (usually fol. by of ):
   redolent of garlic.
3. suggestive;
   reminiscent (usually fol. by of ):
   verse redolent of Shakespeare.

• 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
• Middle English 1350–1400

red′o•lence, red′o•len•cy, n. 
red′o•lent•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. odorous, aromatic, odoriferous.