Redolence

//ˈɹɛd.ə.ləns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being redolent. uncountable

    "The air was wine and seltzer, perfumed, as they absorbed it, with the delicate redolence of prairie flowers."

  2. 2
    a pleasingly sweet olfactory property wordnet
  3. 3
    An evocative fragrance. countable

    "Loola au naturel with a musky redolence which, on second thought, has something really rather fascinating about it."

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bouquetaromabalmbalminessbouquetbreath

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"The air was wine and seltzer, perfumed, as they absorbed it, with the delicate redolence of prairie flowers."

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