as in aromatic
having a pleasant smell
my grandmother's house always seemed to be redolent with the aroma of baking bread
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Recent Examples of redolent
Designer Jerry Lorenzo doesn’t much care for outré gestures, theatrical poses, and arch style statements redolent of novelty.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2025
The Library of Cultures is decorated with lapis lazuli pigments and gilded wood, while the Music Room is redolent of Venice’s golden age.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
That felt redolent of a year prior when Messi confirmed his exit (and Neymar then left that August).
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Well balanced, redolent with bright acidity and red fruit, wonderfully structured with sleek tannins and jumpy fruit flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2025
The Library of Cultures is decorated with lapis lazuli pigments and gilded wood, while the Music Room is redolent of Venice’s golden age.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
That felt redolent of a year prior when Messi confirmed his exit (and Neymar then left that August).
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Well balanced, redolent with bright acidity and red fruit, wonderfully structured with sleek tannins and jumpy fruit flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redolent
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Charred, thin bubbling crusts come straight from the room’s wood burning oven, and the Funghi, with wild mushrooms, scamorza taleggio, Parmigiano Reggiano and aromatic herbs is a standout.—
Andrea Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both moisturizing and aromatic, this marks Chanel Beauty’s thoughtful entry into the body mist space.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bright fragrant baking spice from Angostura Bitters is replaced with the deep earth of the Cynar whose bitterness brings a constant low hum, like engine noise on an airplane.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ulla Johnson‘s show notes on Friday got a fragrant accompaniment.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Candle and wax warmers provide the aroma of a scented candle without an open flame.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, this is when having a beast-mode scent pays off, but there’s other ways to make your perfume last longer, like layering similar-scented body lotions and oils.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Redolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redolent. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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