I’m a writer. I like words and stuff.
Sometimes, when I’m reading books by other authors, I come across words that stick with me. Most times those words are ones that aren’t in regular rotation (not used very often) or I just don’t know what they mean, so I look them up at dictionary.com.
Todays’s post is dedicated to this word: Redolent. I was reading … I think it was something by Malcolm Gladwell … when I came across this word and I just liked the sound of it.
I thought, “Why do I never hear anyone use this word? It’s so cool.”
Here’s what it means:
Redolent [red-l-uh nt] : adjective
2. odorous or smelling (usually followed by of):
3. suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of):
Well, I feel like we’ve all learned something here …