reminiscent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- Of, or relating to reminiscence.
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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:
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Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
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:That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.
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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 and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most reminiscent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more reminiscent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Synonyms
evocative · redolent · remindful · resonant
Translations (27)
es reminiscente (of, or relating to reminiscence) · sk pripomínajúci (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · es reminiscente (remembering; undergoing reminiscence) · bg напомнящ (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · gv aachooineeagh (tending to bring some memory etc. to mind) · de erinnernd (of, or relating to reminiscence) · fa یادآور (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · pl przypominający (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · de wachrufend (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · sk pripomínajúci (tending to bring some memory etc. to mind) · tr hatırlatan (of, or relating to reminiscence) · fa یادآور (tending to bring some memory etc. to mind) · de erinnernd (remembering; undergoing reminiscence) · gv aachooineeagh (of, or relating to reminiscence) · es reminiscente (tending to bring some memory etc. to mind) · de erinnernd (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · tr anımsatan (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · ru напомина́ющий (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · es reminiscente (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · de Erinnerungen hervorrufend (tending to bring some memory etc. to mind) · gv aachooineeagh (remembering; undergoing reminiscence) · fi samankaltainen (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · de erinnernd (tending to bring some memory etc. to mind) · de reminiszent (of, or relating to reminiscence) · tr andıran (of, or relating to reminiscence) · tr hatırlatan (suggestive of an earlier event or times) · fi muistuttava (suggestive of an earlier event or times)