evocative

/i'vɔkətiv/

Thân thiện

The old photograph was evocative of a summer long ago.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Serving to bring a memory, feeling, or image to mind: "Evocative" describes something that powerfully calls up or vividly suggests a particular sensation, emotion, or memory, often in a subtle or indirect way.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The evocative scent of pine trees always reminds me of childhood winters.
  • Her writing is highly evocative, painting vivid pictures of the Italian countryside.
  • The old photograph was evocative of a bygone era.

Advanced Usage

• "evocative of": This is the most common construction, used to specify what feeling, memory, or period the thing evokes.
  • The music was deeply evocative of loneliness and longing.
  • The architecture is evocative of the city's rich history.

Variants and Related Words

• Evoke (verb): To bring or recall a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind.
  • The song evoked a strong sense of nostalgia.
• Evocation (noun): The act of bringing a feeling, memory, or image into the mind.
  • The evocation of a simpler time was the novel's greatest strength.

Synonyms

• Suggestive: Tending to suggest an idea.
• Reminiscent: Tending to remind one of something.
• Redolent (literary): Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.

Antonyms

• Uninspiring: Not producing excitement or interest.
• Forgettable: Easily forgotten, not memorable.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. serving to bring to mind
   • cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note- Wilder Hobson
   • a campaign redolent of machine politics

Từ đồng nghĩa

• redolent
• remindful
• reminiscent
• resonant