reminiscent

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Tending to remind one of something or someone; suggesting a similarity or connection to something previously experienced or known.; Characterized by or given to reminiscing; inclined to recall and talk about past experiences.; Serving to bring back memories; evocative of the past.
  2. noun
    A person who reminisces; one who recalls and narrates past events or experiences.; A reminiscence; a recollection or memory of a past event.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more reminiscent Superlative: most reminiscent

Collocations

reminiscent ofstrongly reminiscent offaintly reminiscent ofhighly reminiscent ofsomewhat reminiscent of

Derivatives

reminiscereminiscencereminiscently

Synonyms

evocativesuggestiveremindfulredolentindicative

Commonly confused

reminiscence
EN: 'reminiscence' is the noun form (a memory or the act of recalling); 'reminiscent' is the adjective meaning 'suggestive of something past'.
remindful
EN: 'remindful' is a less common synonym meaning 'serving to remind'; 'reminiscent' is far more standard and also implies a nostalgic or evocative quality.

Spelling tips

EN: Commonly misspelled as 'reminicent' (dropping the 's') or 'reminescent' (inserting an extra 'e'). Remember: rem-i-n-i-s-c-e-n-t.

💬 Examples

  1. The old house was reminiscent of her grandmother's cottage in the countryside.

  2. He grew reminiscent in his old age, often telling stories about his youth to anyone who would listen.

  3. The scent of lavender was reminiscent of summers spent in Provence.

  4. The old veteran was a great reminiscent, entertaining the children with tales from the war.

  5. Her memoirs were filled with reminiscents of a bygone era.