🔤 Redolent (Adjective)

IPA: //ˈrɛdələnt//

✨ Use redolent when a scent or atmosphere doesn’t just linger—it carries you somewhere in time.

🧠 Meaning

Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The old library was redolent of leather-bound books and quiet afternoons.

🔹 Her speech was redolent of childhood memories and family traditions.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin redolere — re- (“again”) + olere (“to smell”).

💡 Did You Know?

Redolent beautifully blends the senses of smell and memory—often linking fragrance with nostalgia or vivid imagery.

🏷️ Related Words

#evocative #reminiscent #fragrant #aromatic #suggestive #perfumed

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