evocative

English

Etymology

From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke +‎ -ative.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

evocative (comparative more evocative, superlative most evocative)

1. That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
   • 1992, Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page 127f.:

     Using loose but evocative language, one might say that player 2 is threatening to play $R'$ if player 1 plays $R$.

Synonyms

• reminiscent
• redolent
• remindful
• resonant
• suggestive

Translations

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

• Afrikaans: evokatief
• Finnish: elävä (fi), mielikuvia herättävä
• French: évocateur (fr)
• German: evokativ, wachrufend (de), heraufbeschwörend (de), hervorrufend (de), atmosphärisch (de), sinnträchtig
• Hungarian: felidéző (hu)
• Irish: allabhrach
• Italian: evocativo (it)
• Maori: pūkare
• Romanian: evocator (ro), evocativ (ro)
• Russian: напоминающий (ru) (napominajuščij)

See also

• expressive
• vivid
• graphic
• powerful
• haunting
• moving
• poignant

Italian

Adjective

evocative

1. feminine plural of evocativo