reminiscent
reminiscent Lexical Profile
reminiscent Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Tending to remind one of something else; suggesting or calling to mind a similar thing from the past (usually followed by "of").
"The narrow cobblestone streets and gas lamps were reminiscent of nineteenth-century London."
Absorbed in or characterized by the fond recollection of past events and experiences.
"As the old friends looked through their college photo albums, they grew quiet and reminiscent."
Word Nuance & Usage
When used in the sense of reminding one of something else, "reminiscent" is almost always used predicatively or postpositively and followed by the preposition "of" (e.g., "a style reminiscent of the 1920s").
• Rhymes for reminiscent
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from Latin reminiscentem, the present participle of reminisci ("to remember" or "to recall to mind"), derived from re- ("again") and a root related to mens ("mind").