redolent
strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something; fragrant
Word origin: From Latin redolere, to emit a scent.
Redolent in a sentence
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The old kitchen was redolent of cinnamon and her grandmother's baking.
The old library was redolent of leather bindings and the dust of a century of accumulated volumes.
Using “redolent” well
Redolent has two related senses: strongly suggestive or reminiscent of something, and literally fragrant. It is usually followed by of, as in redolent of an earlier era.
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