"evocative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-evocative.wav Forms: more evocative [comparative], most evocative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|evocativius|ēvocātīvus|pertaining to summoning}} Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”), {{surf|en|evoke|-ative}} By surface analysis, evoke + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj}} evocative (comparative more evocative, superlative most evocative)
  1. That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent. Synonyms: reminiscent, redolent, remindful, resonant, suggestive Derived forms: evocatively, evocativeness, unevocative Related terms: expressive, vivid, graphic, powerful, haunting, moving, poignant Translations (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent): evokatief (Afrikaans), elävä (Finnish), mielikuvia herättävä (Finnish), évocateur (French), evokativ (German), wachrufend (German), heraufbeschwörend (German), hervorrufend (German), atmosphärisch (German), sinnträchtig (German), felidéző (Hungarian), allabhrach (Irish), evocativo (Italian), pūkare (Maori), evocator (Romanian), evocativ (Romanian), напоминающий (napominajuščij) (Russian)
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          "sense": "that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent",
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          "sense": "that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent",
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