How do you pronounce reminiscent?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/.

reminiscent

/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: rem-i-nis-cent
IPA: /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/

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Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to reminiscence.

adj

Suggestive of an earlier event or times.

adj

Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)

adj

Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany."
"That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work."
"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."
"Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent."

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: reminīscēns

Inflected Forms

more reminiscent (comparative) most reminiscent (superlative) reminiscents (plural)

Derived Forms

reminiscently unreminiscent

Frequently Paired Words

reminiscence

Synonyms

evocative redolent remindful resonant