Reminiscent
adjective
Making you remember or think of something.
The movie's cinematic style was reminiscent of older foreign films.
Often appears as...
- reminiscent of
- strong reminiscent
adjective
Having similarity to something else.
His ingenious use of color is reminiscent of Picasso's painting.
Often appears as...
- strong reminiscent
- rather reminiscent
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Academic
adjective
Making you remember or think of something.
The movie's cinematic style was reminiscent of older foreign films.
Often appears as...
- reminiscent of
- strong reminiscent
adjective
Having similarity to something else.
His ingenious use of color is reminiscent of Picasso's painting.
Often appears as...
- strong reminiscent
- rather reminiscent
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Memory Trigger
Use 'reminiscent' when something triggers a memory or a feeling from the past.
The smell of the ocean was reminiscent of her childhood summers at the beach.
Pro Tip 2/3Sense of Nostalgia
'Reminiscent' often carries a nostalgic tone, suggesting pleasant memories.
Listening to that song is reminiscent of our high school graduation.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Identical
Something reminiscent is not exact but shares enough qualities to remind you of something else.
This town is reminiscent of my hometown, but it's not quite the same.
Pro Tip 1/3Memory Trigger
Use 'reminiscent' when something triggers a memory or a feeling from the past.
The smell of the ocean was reminiscent of her childhood summers at the beach.
Pro Tip 2/3Sense of Nostalgia
'Reminiscent' often carries a nostalgic tone, suggesting pleasant memories.
Listening to that song is reminiscent of our high school graduation.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Identical
Something reminiscent is not exact but shares enough qualities to remind you of something else.
This town is reminiscent of my hometown, but it's not quite the same.
Pro Tip 1/3Memory Trigger
Use 'reminiscent' when something triggers a memory or a feeling from the past.
The smell of the ocean was reminiscent of her childhood summers at the beach.
Pro Tip 2/3Sense of Nostalgia
'Reminiscent' often carries a nostalgic tone, suggesting pleasant memories.
Listening to that song is reminiscent of our high school graduation.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Identical
Something reminiscent is not exact but shares enough qualities to remind you of something else.
This town is reminiscent of my hometown, but it's not quite the same.
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Night Search for Whip...
that was away 10 meters away and he's pretty much at exactly the same spot that we saw it and we captured it so i think it's important to note that not only this animal get back to the home tree it's actually in almost the exact spot where we found it it becomes reminiscent of the kinds of things that homing pigeons do and sea turtles do what sensory information are they using
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Crucial Waters PIPE...
tree almost in this emerald green world that you're looking straight up but if you were looking horizontally it's it's there's no ambient light it's pretty dark there's another picture made in fjord land of some animals called sea pens which a reminiscent of the old quill pens but these are like a type of
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
and slim with a gentle easygoing sweetness so reminiscent of her mother that her grandmother often slips and calls her Margaret in recent months Friends of Margaret's have been reaching out to asha wanting to impart something of Margaret's spirit now that she's old
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Interview: Robb Kendrick...
guess I got a little bit of added respect from them because I just wasn't flying in there with a couple cameras on my shoulder shooting pictures and leaving you know it was like a big investment of time and and handmade and so it really is more reminiscent of what
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How computers are...
even the cellular theory itself was quite new at this point. And these structures, these cells that have these arborizations, these branches that can go very, very long distances -- this was very novel at the time. They're reminiscent, of course, of wires.
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How did feathers evolve?...
into dense plumage, which even extended down to their legs. A few fossils even preserved some of the molecules that give feathers color. They reveal a beautiful range of glossy, dark plumage, reminiscent of crows, alternating strips of black and white,
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These animals are also...
are reminiscent of what scientists believe led to the origin of all plants. Single-celled animals preyed on cyanobacteria. Some of these tiny plants were not digested and lived on in the animal cells, eventually giving rise to chloroplasts.
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Knives of Honor PIPE...
yemeni highlands is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world in the medieval areas towering mud brick houses with white plaster highlights are oddly reminiscent of a spectacular gingerbread city while in
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Panda Bear Marks...
this extraordinary behavior filmed here for the first time is performed only by males in a contest for dominance reminiscent of a young boys game the male that pees the highest wins this is
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Black Women and the...
um exacerbated by a pandemic it is so reminiscent to me of the poll taxes of the literacy tests of the understanding tests of the grandfather clauses that characterize the 19th amendment
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Night Search for Whip...
that was away 10 meters away and he's pretty much at exactly the same spot that we saw it and we captured it so i think it's important to note that not only this animal get back to the home tree it's actually in almost the exact spot where we found it it becomes reminiscent of the kinds of things that homing pigeons do and sea turtles do what sensory information are they using
Video examples
Crucial Waters PIPE...
tree almost in this emerald green world that you're looking straight up but if you were looking horizontally it's it's there's no ambient light it's pretty dark there's another picture made in fjord land of some animals called sea pens which a reminiscent of the old quill pens but these are like a type of
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
and slim with a gentle easygoing sweetness so reminiscent of her mother that her grandmother often slips and calls her Margaret in recent months Friends of Margaret's have been reaching out to asha wanting to impart something of Margaret's spirit now that she's old
Video examples
Interview: Robb Kendrick...
guess I got a little bit of added respect from them because I just wasn't flying in there with a couple cameras on my shoulder shooting pictures and leaving you know it was like a big investment of time and and handmade and so it really is more reminiscent of what
Video examples
How computers are...
even the cellular theory itself was quite new at this point. And these structures, these cells that have these arborizations, these branches that can go very, very long distances -- this was very novel at the time. They're reminiscent, of course, of wires.
Video examples
How did feathers evolve?...
into dense plumage, which even extended down to their legs. A few fossils even preserved some of the molecules that give feathers color. They reveal a beautiful range of glossy, dark plumage, reminiscent of crows, alternating strips of black and white,
Video examples
These animals are also...
are reminiscent of what scientists believe led to the origin of all plants. Single-celled animals preyed on cyanobacteria. Some of these tiny plants were not digested and lived on in the animal cells, eventually giving rise to chloroplasts.
Video examples
Knives of Honor PIPE...
yemeni highlands is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world in the medieval areas towering mud brick houses with white plaster highlights are oddly reminiscent of a spectacular gingerbread city while in
Video examples
Panda Bear Marks...
this extraordinary behavior filmed here for the first time is performed only by males in a contest for dominance reminiscent of a young boys game the male that pees the highest wins this is
Video examples
Black Women and the...
um exacerbated by a pandemic it is so reminiscent to me of the poll taxes of the literacy tests of the understanding tests of the grandfather clauses that characterize the 19th amendment
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Quote examples
Quentin Tarantino
American Director
I don't really consider myself an American filmmaker like, say, Ron Howard might be considered an American filmmaker. If I'm doing something and it seems to me to be reminiscent of an Italian giallo, I'm gonna to do it like an Italian giallo.
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Lizzy Caplan
American Actress
Save the Date' feels like a quiet story about two sisters and the men in their lives, kind of reminiscent of the quieter rom-coms of the 1990s; it's very character-driven and not as wedding-focused.
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Alvar Aalto
Finnish Architect
The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.
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Bonnie McKee
American Musician
People like hearing songs that sound like something they've heard before, that's reminiscent of their childhood and of what their parents listened to.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
My music is very reminiscent of the sound I grew up on and the place where that happened. It's a combination of everything I'm inspired by.
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Walter Becker
American Musician
I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.
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Jillian Hervey
American Musician
Eyeliner is a go-to for me, and gold has always been a color that I really like. It's reminiscent of a lion; it's a strong color.
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Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that are reminiscent. That's the way it goes.
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Jurgen Habermas
German Philosopher
The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.
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Michael Ealy
American Actor
I always wanted to have 'Bad Boys' on TV. 'Common Law' is reminiscent of my youth.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
I don't really consider myself an American filmmaker like, say, Ron Howard might be considered an American filmmaker. If I'm doing something and it seems to me to be reminiscent of an Italian giallo, I'm gonna to do it like an Italian giallo.
Quote examples
Lizzy Caplan
American Actress
Save the Date' feels like a quiet story about two sisters and the men in their lives, kind of reminiscent of the quieter rom-coms of the 1990s; it's very character-driven and not as wedding-focused.
Quote examples
Alvar Aalto
Finnish Architect
The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.
Quote examples
Bonnie McKee
American Musician
People like hearing songs that sound like something they've heard before, that's reminiscent of their childhood and of what their parents listened to.
Quote examples
G-Eazy
American Musician
My music is very reminiscent of the sound I grew up on and the place where that happened. It's a combination of everything I'm inspired by.
Quote examples
Walter Becker
American Musician
I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.
Quote examples
Jillian Hervey
American Musician
Eyeliner is a go-to for me, and gold has always been a color that I really like. It's reminiscent of a lion; it's a strong color.
Quote examples
Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that are reminiscent. That's the way it goes.
Quote examples
Jurgen Habermas
German Philosopher
The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.
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Michael Ealy
American Actor
I always wanted to have 'Bad Boys' on TV. 'Common Law' is reminiscent of my youth.
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