reminiscent
Americanadjective
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awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of).
His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.
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characterized by or of the nature of reminiscence.
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given to reminiscence.
a reminiscent old sailor.
adjective
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stimulating memories (of) or comparisons (with)
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characterized by reminiscence
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(of a person) given to reminiscing
Other Word Forms
- reminiscently adverb
- unreminiscent adjective
- unreminiscently adverb
Etymology
Origin of reminiscent
First recorded in 1755–65; from Latin reminiscent-, stem of reminiscēns “remembering,” present participle of reminiscī “to remember,” from re- re- + -miniscī (akin to mēns “mind”; mind )
Example Sentences
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Trump has also proposed building an enormous, 250-foot tall "Independence Arch" -- reminiscent of Paris' Arc de Triomphe -- on the bank of the Potomac River near the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The incident is reminiscent of the time, in 2018, when KFC was running out of chicken in the U.K. because of problems with a supplier, Bloch said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Kliff is also able to explore floating islands reminiscent of those seen in 2023's Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Micron Technology is crushing expectations to a degree that’s reminiscent of Nvidia’s breakout performances at the beginning of the artificial-intelligence boom three years ago, a Deutsche Bank analyst noted.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
This is reminiscent of Schooler’s experiments that I described in the Van Riper story, in which introspection destroyed people’s ability to solve insight problems.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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