reminiscent
pronunciation
How to pronounce reminiscent in British English:
UK [ˌremɪˈnɪsnt]
How to pronounce reminiscent in American English:
US [ˌremɪˈnɪsnt]
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- Adjective:
- serving to bring to mind
Word Origin
- reminiscent (adj.)
- 1705, from Latin reminiscentem (nominative reminiscens), present participle of reminisci "call to mind, remember" (see reminiscence). Related: Reminiscential (1640s).
Example
- 1. All this is reminiscent of another crisis .
- 2. The exhibits are a bit reminiscent of the images of socialist plenty that decades ago appeared in the official glossy magazines .
- 3. Perhaps if microsoft had chosen an object less reminiscent of mindless toil , the optimism of its much-loathed clippy office assistant would have seemed less demented , and thus less prime for ridicule .
- 4. A tube-nosed fruit bat with an appearance reminiscent of the star wars jedi master yoda has been discovered in a remote rainforest .
- 5. Analysts said the persistent chatter that banks might be in serious difficulties was reminiscent of the runup to the 2008 financial crisis .