reminiscent
IPA: rɛmʌnˈɪsʌnt
noun
- One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
adjective
- Of, or relating to reminiscence.
- Suggestive of an earlier event or times.
- Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
- Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
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Examples of "reminiscent" in Sentences
- The close is reminiscent of the opening music.
- The chorus is reminiscent of Panic by The Smiths.
- The odor of the animal is reminiscent of a skunk.
- The church is reminiscent of the Pantheon in Rome.
- The story is reminiscent of the tale of Polyphemus.
- The articles are reminiscent of the theory of Freigeld.
- Joe Henry's song about Vic Chesnutt, "Room at Arles," has a title reminiscent of Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Bedroom in Arles."
- In retrospect, maybe it was a mistake to give a phone a name reminiscent of the line of "replicant" androids hunted down in the movie Blade Runner.
- A brief Internet search confirms my suspicions: Infocom's Lurking Horror a title reminiscent of the Dunwich Horror? was an homage to Lovecraft & the Cthulhu mythos.
- The hilishaya fixed me with his otherworldly eyes, his expression reminiscent of someone who had just discovered something smelly and rude sticking to the bottom of his foot.
- Asbach Uralt, a cognac and one of the most traditional trademarks in Germany, uses a traditional shape, a traditional typeface and a name reminiscent of tradition “uralt” means “ancient”.
- The president hopes his country's taxmen sometimes called "revenuers", a word reminiscent of the Capone era will help him slay the monsters of corruption and fiscal overstretch that now prey on his country.
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