noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being redolent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
redolence
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd.ə.ləns/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd.əʊ.ləns/
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US: /ˈɹɛd.ə.ləns/
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Australian: /ˈɹed.ə.ləns/
noun
Meaning 2
An evocative fragrance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, sweetness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: благоухание (blagouhanie) — the quality of being redolent
- Bulgarian: аромат (aromat) — the quality of being redolent
- Polish: aromat — the quality of being redolent
- Polish: zapach — the quality of being redolent
- Russian: арома́т (aromát) — the quality of being redolent
- Russian: благоуха́ние (blagouxánije) — the quality of being redolent
- Bulgarian: предизвикателен аромат (predizvikatelen aromat) — an evocative fragrance
- Polish: przywołujący zapach — an evocative fragrance
- Tagalog: halimunmon — an evocative fragrance