reminiscent

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #30934

Meanings

1

adj
Reminding you of someone or something (usually followed by 'of').

That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.

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Synonyms

1 adj · reminding you of someone or... redolent

More evocativeremindfulresonant

Word family

Forms reminiscently

Derived forms reminiscentlyunreminiscent

Related forms reminiscence

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.

reminīscēns Latin

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# reminiscent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
**Frequency rank:** 30934

## Meanings
1. Reminding you of someone or something (usually followed by 'of').

## Examples
- That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.

## Synonyms
- evocative
- redolent
- remindful
- resonant

## Derived Forms
- reminiscently
- unreminiscent

## Related Forms
- reminiscence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reminīscēns

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Reminiscent is 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. In present-day use, it means reminding you of someone or something (usually followed by 'of'). Derived formations include reminiscently and unreminiscent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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