Redolent vs Spicy - What's the difference?
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Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
Having the smell of the article in question.
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(idiomatic) Suggestive or reminiscent.
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Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
(of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices.
(of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
(of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.
Redolent is a related term of spicy.
As adjectives the difference between redolent and spicy
is that redolent is fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent while spicy is of, pertaining to, or containing spice.redolent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His breath is already redolent of whiskey.
- Stephen, that is when the accosting figure came to close quarters, though he was not in an over sober state himself recognised Corley's breath redolent of rotten cornjuice.
- But forth from sweat-shops, tenement and prison
Wailed minor protests, redolent with pain.
- He said that the geometry of the dream-place he saw was abnormal, non-Euclidean, and loathsomely redolent of spheres and dimensions apart from ours.''
Synonyms
* (fragrant or aromatic) aromatic, fragrant * (having the smell of) reeking, smelling * (suggestive or reminiscent) reminiscent, suggestiveDerived terms
* redolentlyAnagrams
* ----spicy
English
Alternative forms
* spiceyAdjective
(er)- He prepared a spicy casserole.
- ''This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.
- She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.
- He is known for his spicy political commentary.
- I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.
Synonyms
* (piquant) hotReferences
* * * * "spicy" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) ----