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.

  2. It's such an evocative metaphor.

  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. — maks

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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