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Italian
Etymology
From Latin olentem, form of olēns, present active participle of oleō (“to smell, emit an odor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈlɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: o‧lèn‧te
Participle
olente (plural olenti)
- present participle of olire
Adjective
olente (plural olenti) (archaic, literary)
- odorous, odoriferous
- Synonym: odoroso
Related terms
Further reading
- olente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
olente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of olēns