What Does Redolent Mean?

The word redolent has its origin in Latin and is taken from the word redolens. This is the present participle of the verb redolere which means to smell. Later, it was adapted by Old French and Middle English. Redolent is an adjective. When something is addressed redolent, it said to be aromatic or it emits fragrance. For example: it room was redolent with the ornamentation of flowers. It means that the room had a fragrance of roses.

The smell can be a bad one. Thus, redolent could imply an odorous or smelling. For example: the backside of the hotel's kitchen was redolent of cabbage and garlic. It means that the kitchen's backside smelt bad. This use of redolent is followed by 'of'. Redolent could also mean reminiscent or suggestive. This is also followed by 'of'. For example: prose quality redolent of Abraham Lincoln.

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