Definition of redolence
1 : an often pungent or agreeable odor
2 : the quality or state of being redolent
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Examples of redolence in a Sentence
breathed in the redolence of the apple orchard
the redolence of fir trees always reminds me of Christmas
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A huge pot bubbles on the stove at the yellow guest house for hours, filling the air with the cloying redolence of burning tires.
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First Known Use of redolence
15th century
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