Definizione monolingua

redolent

redolent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of redole?

redolent (comparative more redolent, superlative most redolent)

1. fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent
2. having the smell of the article in question.
   • 1861, Francis Colburn Adams, An Outcast, chapter XXXII:

     His breath is already redolent of whiskey.

   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 16

     Stephen, that is when the accosting figure came to close quarters, though he was not in an over sober state himself recognised Corleys breath redolent of rotten cornjuice.

3. (idiomatic) suggestive or reminiscent
   • 1919, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, A vision

     But forth from sweat-shops, tenement and prison
     Wailed minor protests, redolent with pain.

Definizione dizionario redolent

profumato

fragrante

odoroso

Altri significati:

having the smell of the article in question.

fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent

fragrant or aromatic

suggestive or reminiscent

(idiomatic) suggestive or reminiscent