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evocative

Definition

  • adjective: bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind
  • adjective: evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: developing, mindful, aware

Examples

  • His photographs are 'evocative of' the solitude of the desert.

  • He wrote a powerful and 'evocative' biography.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Tony! "Iron Man." That's kind of catchy. It's got a nice ring to it. I mean, it's not technically accurate. The suit's a gold-titanium alloy, but it's kind of evocative, the imagery, anyway. Here's your alibi. Okay. - You were on your yacht. - Yeah. (..)
    2008 Iron Man