reminiscent

1. 1.

   serving to bring to mind

   “cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note”

   “a campaign redolent of machine politics”

   Synonymsevocativeredolentremindfulresonant

   Similarmindful

Questions about reminiscent

What does reminiscent mean?

reminiscent means "serving to bring to mind".

How many syllables are in reminiscent?

reminiscent has 4 syllables: rem-i-nis-cent. The stress falls on "nis". In IPA it is /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsənt/.

What is another word for reminiscent?

Close synonyms include evocative, redolent, remindful, resonant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reminiscent a common word?

reminiscent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.