reminiscent
/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
reminiscent adjective: of, or relating to reminiscence.
Adjective
reminiscent (comparative more reminiscent, superlative most reminiscent)
- Of, or relating to reminiscence.
- Suggestive of an earlier event or times.
- It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany.2020 November 19, Richard Weintraub, “Trump's use of 'Newspeak' to explain away virus puts Americans at risk | For What It's Worth”, in Pocono Record
- Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
- That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.
- The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5
- Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
- Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood...
Noun
reminiscent (plural reminiscents)
- One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
reminiscent meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Persian
reminiscent in Tamil
- பழஞ்செய்திகளை நினைவூட்டுதல்
reminiscent in Malayalam
- ഓർമ്മവരുത്തുന്ന, പഴയ കാര്യങ്ങൾ ഓർക്കുന്ന, സ്മൃതിപര
reminiscent in Persian
- suggestive of an earlier event or times
- یادآور yâd-âvar
- tending to bring some memory etc. to mind
- یادآور yâd-âvar
Examples of reminiscent in a sentence
- The story's intrigue was boring and reminiscent of a thousand better movies.
- The frosting had a strong vanillalike flavor, much reminiscent of vanilla ice cream.
- In contrast with modern sleek, corporate websites, the Neocities platform allows users to create personal webpages reminiscent of the Old Web featuring tiled backgrounds, animated GIFs, guestbooks, and simple HTML.
Synonyms of reminiscent
Forms of reminiscent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more reminiscent |
| superlative | most reminiscent |
| Noun | |
| plural | reminiscents |
Origin of reminiscent
From Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”), from re- (“again”) + min-, base of me-min-isse (“to remember, think over”), akin to mens (“mind”); see mental, mind, etc.
Words formed from reminiscent
Questions about reminiscent
- What does reminiscent mean?
- Reminiscent means of, or relating to reminiscence.
- What is reminiscent in Tamil?
- Reminiscent in Tamil is பழஞ்செய்திகளை நினைவூட்டுதல். See Reminiscent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is reminiscent?
- Reminiscent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce reminiscent?
- Reminiscent is pronounced /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/.
Words near reminiscent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reminiscent (page history and authors); reminiscent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reminiscent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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