evocative
evocative
Definition
evoca·tive (ē väk′ə tiv, i-)
adjective
- tending to evoke a reaction or response, esp. an emotional one
- vivid and seemingly realistic as in the artistic representation of a particular time, place, etc.
Etymology: L evocativus
evoc′a·tively adverb
evoc′a·tive·ness noun
evocative
Synonyms
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
Browse dictionary entries near evocative
- evocation
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- eviscerate
- evince
- evildoer
- evil-minded
- evil eye
- evil
- evidently
- evocator
- evoke
- evolute
- evolution
- Evolution-Data Optimized
- evolutionist
- evolve
- EVRC
- evulsion
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