Meaning & use
redolent
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something, or having a rich, noticeable smell.
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The old bookstore was redolent of dust, leather, and aging paper.
The song was redolent of summers spent at her grandmother's lake house.
A note on using this word
"Redolent" is almost always followed by "of," and it works both for literal smells and figurative associations with memories or moods.
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