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evocative Definition

evoca·tive (ē väkə tiv, i-)

adjective

  1. tending to evoke a reaction or response, esp. an emotional one
  2. vivid and seemingly realistic as in the artistic representation of a particular time, place, etc.

Etymology: L evocativus

evocative Related Forms
evoca·tively adverb evoca·tive·ness noun
evocative Synonyms

evocative

modif.

suggestive, reminiscent, redolent; see suggestive.

evocative Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • era: Many rooms feature the original beams which stylishly combine with furnishings evocative of the 20's era.
  • period: This piece has become collectible because it is so evocative of the period and is very stylish.
  • age: There has obviously been a lot of effort put in to make the game evocative of the golden ages of movie making.
  • time: Evocative of golden times past - this is a must!
  • day: The quarry's were all named and many of the original names are evocative of days gone by.
  • country: Peru is perhaps the most evocative of South American countries.

Modifies a noun

  • soundscape: Coupled with dressy digital effects and a sensually evocative soundscape, The Devil's Backbone is packaged and stylishly delivered with total accomplishment.
  • imagery: Evocative Imagery To communicate their complex meanings, poets make extensive use of imagery.
  • scent: Nature's harvest yields an abundance of evocative scents to woo our senses.
  • reminder: All are evocative reminders of Pembroke's historic pedigree.
  • prose: Donovan completely captures these lives in her clear-eyed, evocative prose, rendered alternately in the voices of each of the main characters.
  • ruin: Ten years later this gave way, and was never repaired, and eventually the Abbey crumbled into the evocative ruins we see today.

Modifying Another Word

  • wonderfully: Geoff Brown was showing his three books, which are wonderfully evocative of life in the last century.
  • powerfully: The story by Tok Thompson, Dublin, shows just how much can be packed into a few lines; it's powerfully evocative.
  • richly: Mabey's writing is richly evocative, his breadth of reference enormous.
  • incredibly: Inside there's some wonderful shots from the Val Wilmer archives, which are so incredibly evocative.
  • beautifully: The concert ended with an encore of " An Irish Blessing " a beautifully evocative air.
  • highly: November Woods is highly evocative music, scored with the hand of a master.

Used with adjective complement

  • sound: The name of the town which sounds so evocative of the railroad age actually means " river junction by a hill " .
  • become: I felt that the title needed to become more evocative.

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