redolence

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈrɛdələns/ UK /ˈrɛdələns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a pleasant fragrance; the quality of being strongly evocative

The kitchen filled with the redolence of cinnamon and baking bread.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a pleasant fragrance; the... fragrance aroma scent perfume bouquet smell

Opposites

stench stink

Word family

Related forms redolent olfactory

Etymology

From redolent + -ence. Redolent is from Latin redolentem, present participle of redolere ('to emit a scent'), from red- ('back, again') + olere ('to give off a smell').

red- Latin redolere Latin olere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# redolence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛdələns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛdələns/

## Meanings
1. a pleasant fragrance; the quality of being strongly evocative

## Examples
- The kitchen filled with the redolence of cinnamon and baking bread.

## Synonyms
- fragrance
- aroma
- scent
- perfume
- bouquet
- smell

## Antonyms
- stench
- stink

## Related Forms
- redolent
- olfactory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: red-
- Root: redolere
- Root: olere

## Etymology
From redolent + -ence. Redolent is from Latin redolentem, present participle of redolere ('to emit a scent'), from red- ('back, again') + olere ('to give off a smell').

## AI Etymology
Redolence comes from redolent + -ence. Redolent is from Latin redolentem, present participle of redolere ('to emit a scent'), from red- ('back, again') + olere ('to give off a smell'). The historical chain includes Latin red-, Latin redolere, and Latin olere. Older glosses in the chain include "to emit a scent", "back, again", and "to give off a smell", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, redolence is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "a pleasant fragrance; the quality of being strongly evocative". related forms include redolent and olfactory. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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