rem·i·nis·cent

rem·i·nis·cent
/ˌrɛməˈnısn̩t/ adj
1 : reminding you of someone or something else : similar to something else
— often + of

His singing is reminiscent of the crooners of the '40s and '50s.

It had a taste reminiscent of spinach.

2 always used before a noun literary + formal : thinking about the past : having many thoughts of the past

I'm in a reminiscent mood.


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  • rem´i|nis´cent|ly — rem|i|nis|cent «REHM uh NIHS uhnt», adjective. 1. recalling past persons or events, or places where one has been: »reminiscent talk. 2. awakening memories of something else; suggestive: »a manner reminiscent of a statelier age. –rem´i|nis´cent|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • rem|i|nis|cent — «REHM uh NIHS uhnt», adjective. 1. recalling past persons or events, or places where one has been: »reminiscent talk. 2. awakening memories of something else; suggestive: »a manner reminiscent of a statelier age. –rem´i|nis´cent|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • nis — ac·ti·nis·tia; ae·pi·or·nis; ae·py·or·nis; ag·a·li·nis; ag·a·por·nis; al·bi·nis·tic; anach·ro·nis·tic; an·tag·o·nis·tic; an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly; ap·a·tor·nis; ar·chae·or·nis; ar·gyn·nis; ban·nis·ter; bap·tor·nis; ca·nis; cap·ri·cor·nis;… …   English syllables

  • rem — cat·e·go·rem; ha·rem·lik; he·rem; ma·rem·ma; nie·rem·ber·gia; rem·a·nence; rem·a·net; rem·a·zol; rem·ba·ran·ga; rem·brandt; rem·brandt·esque; rem·brandt·ish; rem·brandt·ism; rem·e·di·less; rem·i·cle; rem·i·grant; rem·i·nisce; rem·i·nis·cence;… …   English syllables

  • cent — ab·du·cent; acau·les·cent; ac·cres·cent; aces·cent; ac·qui·es·cent; ad·du·cent; ad·ja·cent; ad·ja·cent·ly; al·ka·les·cent; ar·bo·res·cent; as·cent; be·nef·i·cent; can·des·cent; ca·nes·cent; cau·les·cent; cent; cent·ge·ner; cent·ner;… …   English syllables

  • reminiscent — rem·i·nis·cent …   English syllables

  • reminiscently — rem·i·nis·cent·ly …   English syllables

  • reminiscent — rem•i•nis•cent [[t]ˌrɛm əˈnɪs ənt[/t]] adj. 1) cvb awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usu. fol. by of): a style reminiscent of Hemingway s[/ex] 2) characterized by or of the nature of reminiscence 3) given to reminiscing •… …   From formal English to slang

  • reminiscent — rem|i|nis|cent [ˌremıˈnısənt] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of reminisci to remember ] 1.) reminiscent of sth reminding you of something ▪ a style strongly reminiscent of Virginia Woolf s novels 2.) literary thinking …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reminiscent — rem|i|nis|cent [ ,remı nısənt ] adjective 1. ) reminiscent of reminding you of people and experiences in your past: sights and smells reminiscent of childhood a ) similar to something else: a style reminiscent of a Hitchcock movie 2. ) MAINLY… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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