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evocative

/ɪˈvɒkətɪv/

/ɪˈvɑːkətɪv/

evocativeadjective

more evocative

Comp.

most evocative

Super.

/ɪˈvɒkətɪv/

/ɪˈvɑːkətɪv/

Translations

вызывающий воспоминания

The music was evocative of the 1980s.

Музыка была вызывающей воспоминания о 1980-х годах.

The painting had an evocative quality that reminded me of my childhood.

Картина обладала выразительным качеством, которое напоминало мне о детстве.

Additional translations

наводящий на размышления

Definitions

Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

The evocative music transported her back to her childhood summers by the sea.

Pertaining to or characteristic of the grammatical case used for direct address in some languages.

In certain Celtic languages, an evocative particle marks direct address.

Synonyms

evocativenoun

evocatives

/ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/

/ɪˈvɑː.kə.tɪv/

Technical linguistic term referring to the grammatical case of direct address.

Definitions

The grammatical case used for direct address in some languages.

Old Irish retains an evocative used when addressing deities.