reminiscent
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/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
Definition of reminiscent
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of, or relating to reminiscence.
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adj
- Of, or relating to reminiscence.
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Suggestive of an earlier event or times.
“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.”
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Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
“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.”
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Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
“Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.”
noun
- One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
Words you can make from reminiscent
200+ playable · top: INCREMENTS (14 pts)
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9 words8-letter words
34 words- CENTIMES 12 pts
- CENTRISM 12 pts
- CREMINIS 12 pts
- EREMITIC 12 pts
- MERISTIC 12 pts
- MINCIEST 12 pts
- SCIMITER 12 pts
- TENESMIC 12 pts
- TRISEMIC 12 pts
- CENTNERS 10 pts
- CINERINS 10 pts
- CITRINES 10 pts
- CRINITES 10 pts
- EIRENICS 10 pts
- ENMITIES 10 pts
- ENTERICS 10 pts
- ENTICERS 10 pts
- INCENTER 10 pts
- INCITERS 10 pts
- INTERIMS 10 pts
- ITEMISER 10 pts
- MINISTER 10 pts
- MISENTER 10 pts
- MISINTER 10 pts
- NESCIENT 10 pts
- NICETIES 10 pts
- REINCITE 10 pts
- REINSMEN 10 pts
- SECRETIN 10 pts
- EINSTEIN 8 pts
- INTENSER 8 pts
- INTERNES 8 pts
- NINETIES 8 pts
- NITERIES 8 pts
7-letter words
77 words- CEMENTS 11 pts
- CENTIME 11 pts
- CERMETS 11 pts
- CREMINI 11 pts
- CRIMINE 11 pts
- EMETICS 11 pts
- MENISCI 11 pts
- MERCIES 11 pts
- METRICS 11 pts
- MINCERS 11 pts
- MINCIER 11 pts
- MISCITE 11 pts
- TRISMIC 11 pts
- CENTERS 9 pts
- CENTNER 9 pts
- CENTRES 9 pts
- CERESIN 9 pts
- CERITES 9 pts
- CINERIN 9 pts
- CISTERN 9 pts
- CITRINE 9 pts
- CITRINS 9 pts
- CRETINS 9 pts
- CRINITE 9 pts
- EIRENIC 9 pts
- EMERITI 9 pts
- EMETINS 9 pts
- EMINENT 9 pts
- ENTERIC 9 pts
- ENTICER 9 pts
- ENTICES 9 pts
- ERISTIC 9 pts
- ERMINES 9 pts
- INCENSE 9 pts
- INCENTS 9 pts
- INCITER 9 pts
- INCITES 9 pts
- INTERIM 9 pts
- IRENICS 9 pts
- ITEMISE 9 pts
- MEINIES 9 pts
- MEISTER 9 pts
- METIERS 9 pts
- MINNIES 9 pts
- MINSTER 9 pts
- MINTERS 9 pts
- MINTIER 9 pts
- MIRIEST 9 pts
- MISTIER 9 pts
- NERITIC 9 pts
- RECITES 9 pts
- REEMITS 9 pts
- REMINTS 9 pts
- RETIMES 9 pts
- RIMIEST 9 pts
- SERICIN 9 pts
- SINCERE 9 pts
- TENRECS 9 pts
- TERMINI 9 pts
- TIERCES 9 pts
- TRISEME 9 pts
- ENTIRES 7 pts
- ENTRIES 7 pts
- INTENSE 7 pts
- INTERNE 7 pts
- INTERNS 7 pts
- INTINES 7 pts
- NITERIE 7 pts
- RENNETS 7 pts
- RETINES 7 pts
- SIENITE 7 pts
- TENNERS 7 pts
- TENNESI 7 pts
- TENNIES 7 pts
- TINNERS 7 pts
- TINNIER 7 pts
- TRIENES 7 pts
6-letter words
78 words- CEMENT 10 pts
- CERMET 10 pts
- CREMES 10 pts
- CRIMES 10 pts
- EMETIC 10 pts
- ICEMEN 10 pts
- MERCES 10 pts
- METRIC 10 pts
- MINCER 10 pts
- MINCES 10 pts
- CENSER 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERISE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CERTES 8 pts
- CITERS 8 pts
- CITIES 8 pts
- CITRIN 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- EMETIN 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- ERECTS 8 pts
- ERMINE 8 pts
- ICIEST 8 pts
- IMINES 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INCISE 8 pts
- INCITE 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- INTIME 8 pts
- IRENIC 8 pts
- MEINIE 8 pts
- MEREST 8 pts
- MERITS 8 pts
- METERS 8 pts
- METIER 8 pts
- METRES 8 pts
- MINERS 8 pts
- MINTER 8 pts
- MIRINS 8 pts
- MISTER 8 pts
- MITERS 8 pts
- MITIER 8 pts
- MITRES 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- NITRIC 8 pts
- RECENT 8 pts
- RECITE 8 pts
- RECITS 8 pts
- REEMIT 8 pts
- REMINT 8 pts
- REMISE 8 pts
- REMITS 8 pts
- RESECT 8 pts
- ENTERS 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ESTRIN 6 pts
- INERTS 6 pts
- INNERS 6 pts
- INNIES 6 pts
- INSERT 6 pts
- INTERN 6 pts
- INTERS 6 pts
- INTINE 6 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- NESTER 6 pts
- NIENTE 6 pts
- NINERS 6 pts
- NITERS 6 pts
- NITRES 6 pts
- RENEST 6 pts
- RENINS 6 pts
- RENNET 6 pts
- RENTES 6 pts
- RESENT 6 pts
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