- 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.
Origin of evocative
Classical Latin evocativus
adjective
The definition of evocative is something that creates a strong response or feeling.
An advertisement showing hungry children is an example of evocative.
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evocative
adjective
Tending or having the power to evoke.
Related Forms:
- e·voc′a·tive·ly
adverb
- e·voc′a·tive·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more evocative, superlative most evocative)
Origin
From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”)
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Sentence Examples
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WORDS NEAR evocative IN THE DICTIONARY
- evocative
- evocatively
- evocativeness
- evocator