(more redolent; most redolent) literary + formal
1 : having a strong smell : full of a fragrance or odor
a redolent bouquet
— often + of
a room redolent of spices
— often + with
The sauce was redolent with the smell of basil.
2 : causing thoughts or memories of something
a room redolent (=reminiscent) of the 1940s