redolent UK /ˈrɛdəʊlənt/US /ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt/ adjective3 •Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent. •Having the smell of the article in question.His breath is already redolent of whiskey. — 1861 •(figurative) Suggestive or reminiscent.But forth from sweat-shops, tenement and prison Wailed minor protests, redolent with pain. — 1919 formsmore redolent · most redolent