Meaning

1 senses
  1. That evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.

    evokativ, wachrufend, heraufbeschwörend

    напоминающийnapominajuščij

More definitions
  • serving to bring to mind

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer.

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  2. It's such an evocative metaphor.

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  3. The careful use of evocative imagery is an important part of building a successful advertising campaign.

    ruАккуратное использование вызывающих воспоминания образов является важной частью для образования успешной рекламной кампании.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent:

Origin

From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative.

From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative.

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Forms

more evocative, most evocative
Comparativemore evocative Lesson
Superlativemost evocative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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