reminiscent

reminiscent

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/

Adjective

reminiscent (comparative more reminiscent, superlative most reminiscent)

1. of, or relating to reminiscence
2. suggestive of an earlier event or times
3. tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 4-5:

     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.

4. Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
   • Sir W. Hamilton

     Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.

Synonyms

• evocative
• redolent
• remindful
• resonant

Related terms

• reminiscence

Translations

of, or relating to reminiscence

German: reminiszent, erinnernd (de)

Turkish: andıran, hatırlatan

suggestive of an earlier event or times

Finnish: muistuttava (fi), samankaltainen (fi) German: erinnernd (de), wachrufend Persian: یادآور‎ (fa) (yâd-âvar)

Russian: напомина́ющий (ru) (napominájuščij) Turkish: anımsatan, hatırlatan

tending to bring some memory etc. to mind

German: erinnernd (de), Erinnerungen hervorrufend

Persian: یادآور‎ (fa) (yâd-âvar)

remembering; undergoing reminiscence

German: erinnernd (de)

Noun

reminiscent (plural reminiscents)

1. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.

Further reading

• reminiscent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• reminiscent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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Latin

Verb

reminīscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of reminīscō