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Definitions for Evocative
ɪˈvɒk ə tɪv, ɪˈvoʊ kə-evoca·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonantadjective

    serving to bring to mind

    "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics"

Wiktionary

  1. evocativeadjective

    that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent

  2. Etymology: From evocativius

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  1. evocative

    Evocative is an adjective that describes something capable of eliciting a strong emotional response or vivid images in the mind, or bringing strong memories or feelings to mind. Usually, it refers to a piece of art, literature, music, or similar entity. It has the power to provoke, stimulate, or call forth emotions, thoughts, and memories.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Evocativeadjective

    calling forth; serving to evoke; developing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Evocative in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Evocative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Evocative in a Sentence

  1. Tom Booth:

    Our study shows how effective archaeology, and particularly new scientific techniques such as ancient DNA, can be in providing new perspectives on historical events, ralph de Diceto's account of the 1190 AD attacks is evocative, but a deep well containing the bodies of Ashkenazi Jewish men, women, and especially children forces us to confront the real horror of what happened.

  2. Julie Dunne:

    These very small, evocative, vessels give us valuable information on how and what babies were fed thousands of years ago, providing a real connection to mothers and infants in the past, similar vessels, although rare, do appear in other prehistoric cultures( such as Rome and ancient Greece) across the world. Ideally, we'd like to carry out a larger geographic study and investigate whether they served the same purpose.

  3. Jeff Goldblum:

    Water is life, isn’t it? if they ever wanted to drop the Goldblum and just go with River Joe, that sounds evocative to me, that sounds like a good character. Or Charlie Ocean. I like both of those. Nothing wrong with Goldblum, but if they want to change it, fine with me.

  4. Ed Maggs:

    They are the most evocative record, memory of childhood.

  5. Chris Pine:

    For me, fragrances are very - one of these beautiful art forms that bring about a whole host of things. It's what you want to smell like, it's memories that make you smile or are resonant of times in your life, it can remind you of music. If you're a lover of scent, it's a very kind of particular and evocative thing.

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