#redolent

[alliterative-endlessknot]

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is ODYSSEY/ANNOY #wotd #odyssey #annoy

[f0xdr0id]

ANOTHA ONE

I had to draw this absolutely adorable and very unique sandslash from Orre I found! So my boi Orion is giving her a high five : )

For TubularLizard

[theyuniversity]

Redolent

(adjective) strongly suggestive or reminiscent of something; having a pleasant, lingering scent 👃

Henry buried his face in the bouquet, redolent of honeysuckle and summer rain. 💐🌧️

🏛️ “Redolent” comes from the Latin redolēns, the present participle of redolēre—‘to emit a scent’ or ‘to smell strongly of.’

The word breaks down into re- (used here as an intensive prefix, meaning ‘strongly’ or ‘thoroughly’) and olēre (‘to smell’), which itself traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *od-, meaning ‘to smell.’

This same ancient root gave us the Latin odor, which passed directly into English. Redolent arrived in English in the 15th century, first carrying a purely sensory meaning—rich with fragrance—before expanding over time to its more figurative sense of being evocative or reminiscent of something.

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[ukdamo]

Northumbria. A Dirge.

Thomas Runciman

Dirge the sorrows by time made dim: Seas are sullen in rain and mist. Regret the woes that behind us swim: Sullen's the north and grey the east.

Black boats speck the horizon's rim: The north is heavy and grey the east. They plash to shore in unison grim: The breakers roar through rain and mist.

Ah! the ravening Dane of old! Joys are born of time and sorrow. He was beautiful, cruel and bold: Death yesterday is life to-morrow.

The slain lie stark on bented mounds: Winds are calling in rain and mist. There's blood and smoke and wide red wounds, And black boats make to north and east.

Through murky weltering seas they row: Dirge the eyes their deeds made dim. Wives at their conning smile and glow, And hail them on the horizon's rim.

There's peace on low mounds and shallow dells, Yellow rag-wort and sea-reed grey, And thrumming and booming of village bells: Dirge the lives of that faded day

[chourzahi]

[yoongukkie]

does anyone know what happened to @baeseoul ?redolent is and will remain my favorite fic ever and i noticed she deleted her blog🥺 or if there’s a way to reach out to her pls lmk !!!

[convivialdave]

Yeah...there's a word for what you are trying to communicate: Redolent.

It's a great word, meaning "reminiscent or suggestive of"

The reason why I think it is a great word is that it when describing something as "redolent", you are showing a knowledge of history, even if it is perhaps something mundane [as pictured above, the fashion trend for the 1950s and 60s where teenagers rolled up their pants and wore Chuck Taylors footwear]