different between reminiscent vs nostalgic

English

Etymology

From Latin remin?sc?ns, present participle of remin?scor (“remember”), from re- (“again”) + min-, base of me-min-isse (“to remember, think over”), akin to mens (“mind”); see mental, mind, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m??n?snt/

Adjective

reminiscent (comparative more reminiscent, superlative most reminiscent)

1. of, or relating to reminiscence
2. suggestive of an earlier event or times
3. tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)

4. Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.

   • Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.

Synonyms

• evocative
• redolent
• remindful
• resonant

Related terms

• reminiscence

Translations

Noun

reminiscent (plural reminiscents)

1. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.

Further reading

• reminiscent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• reminiscent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re.mi?ni?s.kent/, [r?m??ni?s?k?n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.mi?ni.?ent/, [r?mi?ni???n?t?]

Verb

remin?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of remin?sc?

English

Etymology

From nostalgia +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æld??k

Adjective

nostalgic (comparative more nostalgic, superlative most nostalgic)

1. Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.
2. Reminiscent of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

Derived terms

• nostalgically
• unnostalgic

Translations

Noun

nostalgic (plural nostalgics)

1. A person who displays nostalgia for something.

Translations

Anagrams

• gnostical

Romanian

Etymology

From French nostalgique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nos?tal.d??ik/

Adjective

nostalgic m or n (feminine singular nostalgic?, masculine plural nostalgici, feminine and neuter plural nostalgice)

1. nostalgic

Declension

Related terms

• nostalgie