redolence
Scent lingering sweetly
Redolence is a pleasant, often strong fragrance or scent.
The word carries literary overtones, suggesting something richly aromatic: the redolence of pine forests, a kitchen filled with the redolence of baking bread.
By extension, redolence can mean the quality of being suggestive or evocative of something: His stories had a redolence of old New England.
Pleasant distinctive smell
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- essenceFundamental nature of something
whiff · waft · incense · attar · sachet · potpourri · musk · jasmine
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · recollection · reverie · bygone · yesteryear · sentiment · atmosphere · mood
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
essence · whiff · waft · incense · attar · sachet · potpourri · musk · jasmine · lavender
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
longing · yearning · recollection · reverie · bygone · yesteryear · sentiment · atmosphere · mood · association
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
- headyApt to intoxicate
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
sweet · rich · delicate · subtle · overpowering · lingering · faint · strong · heavy · distinctive