Synonyms for redolent
- adjective
Most common
fragrant aromatic sweet-smelling odorous reminiscent evocative
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Fragrant — fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent
fragrant, aromatic, sweet-smelling, odorous, sweet-scented, sweet, balmy, odoriferous, perfumed, ambrosial, scented
2. Reminiscent
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
- adj. 2
Having the smell of the article in question.
Related words
- Word family
- redolence
Example sentences
- aromatic We have a large variety of aromatic and medicinal plants.
- fragrant That flower is fragrant. I didn't pick it, however.
- odorous Tom created numerous loud and odorous farts.
- reminiscent The song was reminiscent of a barbershop quartet.
- evocative The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| redolent | rising | |
| aromatic | falling | |
| fragrant | rising | |
| odorous | falling | |
| reminiscent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sweet1, balmy2
- 7 letters
- mindful2, scented2, reeking2, odorous3
- 8 letters
- aromatic4, fragrant2, resonant3, perfumed2
- 9 letters
- evocative4, ambrosial3, remindful
- 11 letters
- reminiscent4, odoriferous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (balmy2 = 2 syllables).