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Meaning of "evocative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EVOCATIVE

evocative  [ɪˈvɒkətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVOCATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evocative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EVOCATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

evocative

Evocation

Evocation is the act of calling or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions and may employ the use of pharmakeia with and without uttered word formulas.

Definition of evocative in the English dictionary

The definition of evocative in the dictionary is tending or serving to evoke.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVOCATIVE


adjudicative
əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
applicative
əˈplɪkətɪv
communicative
kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
duplicative
ˈdjuːplɪkətɪv
educative
ˈɛdjʊkətɪv
explicative
ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv
fricative
ˈfrɪkətɪv
implicative
ɪmˈplɪkətɪv
indicative
ɪnˈdɪkətɪv
invocative
ɪnˈvɒkətɪv
locative
ˈlɒkətɪv
predicative
prɪˈdɪkətɪv
prejudicative
priːˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
provocative
prəˈvɒkətɪv
replicative
ˈreplɪkətɪv
significative
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkətɪv
talkative
ˈtɔːkətɪv
uncommunicative
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
unprovocative
ˌʌnprəˈvɒkətɪv
vocative
ˈvɒkətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVOCATIVE

evo
evocable
evocate
evocation
evocatively
evocativeness
evocator
evocatory
evoe
evohe
evoke
evoker
evolue
evolute
evolution
evolutional
evolutionarily
evolutionary
evolutionary algorithm
evolutionism

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVOCATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of evocative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EVOCATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «evocative» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of evocative

Translation of «evocative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVOCATIVE

Find out the translation of evocative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of evocative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evocative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

唤起回忆的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evocador
570 millions of speakers

English

evocative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विचारोत्तेजक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مذكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воспоминания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

evocativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিল্পানুগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évocateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Evocative
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

atmosphärisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

喚情的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좋은 생각을 떠올리게 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Evocative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọi hồn ma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூத்தாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागृत करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

andıran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evocativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sugestywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спогади
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

evocatoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποβλητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

evokatiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suggestiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stemningsfull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evocative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVOCATIVE»

The term «evocative» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVOCATIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about evocative

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10 QUOTES WITH «EVOCATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word evocative.
1
Robert Adams
Television probably has become the most evocative, widely observed signpost we have.
2
Charles Baudelaire
To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.
3
Peter Baynham
The future's come and gone; it's a thing of the past. That once impossibly exotic expression 'the year 2000,' for so long evocative of silver suits and robots in pinnies, now feels antiquated.
4
Kate Bush
I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.
5
Mark Carwardine
Nothing speaks louder than an evocative photograph that stirs the imagination, tugs at the heart strings and engages the mind.
6
Neneh Cherry
Rhythm, that's an essential part of cooking. The sound of a lovely song and the smell of some dish in the oven are equally evocative.
7
Will Cotton
Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.
8
Robert Hunter
If you can even manage to tell exactly what a song is about, all you do is put that song in a box forever, and it loses its evocative power.
9
Aleksa Palladino
I think songs and visuals are so evocative of each other.
10
Richie Sambora
I've had a very, very interesting view of the planet over the last 30 years, touring as excessively as I have. And music is the most evocative, transformative, connective force in humanity, man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVOCATIVE»

Discover the use of evocative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evocative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evocative Objects: Things We Think with
Autobiographical essays, framed by two interpretive essays by the editor, describe the power of an object to evoke emotion and provoke thought: reflections on a cello, a laptop computer, a 1964 Ford Falcon, an apple, a mummy in a museum, ...
Sherry Turkle, 2007
2
Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at ...
' This is a much needed book for educators and communities alike in imagining what is possible for their children and youth." —David B. Drake, Ph.D., executive director, Center for Narrative Coaching, www.NarrativeCoaching.com
Bob Tschannen-Moran, Megan Tschannen-Moran, 2010
3
Evocative Strategies in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Crenshaw offers new child therapy techniques that are informed by an integration of psychoanalytic and attachment theories and can be integrated into a variety of therapy methods.
David A. Crenshaw, 2007
4
The Evocative Object World
As we move about, we live in an evocative object world that is only so because objects have an integrity of their own. This integrity of an object—the character of its thingness—has an evocative processional potential. Upon use by the self, ...
Christopher Bollas, 2008
5
Language, Feeling, and the Brain: The Evocative Vector
The work of those like Oatley, Zajonc, Damasio, and LeDoux, to name a few, has demonstrated both that it is possible to construct models of how emotions play into the workings of the psyche and that they are necessary in giving us a ...
Daniel Shanahan, 2011
6
Shaping Nurture: Evocative Effects of Children on Their ...
By examining evocative processes across these three areas, I identify evocative processes that shape children's development contexts and discuss their implications for research, policy, and practice.
Emily Keller Snell, 2008
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The Evocative Moment: A Study in Depth Psychological Poetics
As an experiment in depth psychological poetics, the study suggests that depth psychology must resist becoming seduced by theoretical abstractions, privilege forms of inquiry that reflect the native fluidity of psychic reality itself, and ...
Matthew Rodney Fishler, 2009
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Science and Religious Anthropology: A Spiritually Evocative ...
Wesley Wildman draws out these implications for philosophical and religious anthropology and argues that the modern secular interpretation of humanity is most compatible with a religious form of naturalistic humanism.This book resists the ...
Wesley J. Wildman, 2009
9
Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic ...
SEVEN. The. Evocative. Power. of. Things. Consumer. Goods. and. the. Preservation. of. Hopes. and. Ideals. This chapter examines another pragmatic use of consumer goods. In this case, we are concerned not with the redefinition of gender ...
Grant David McCracken, 1990
10
Storied Sips: Evocative Cocktails for Everyday Escapes, with ...
Take a trip in a sip, a journey through time and place via the cocktail glass. The libations in this intoxicating collection span some 200 years, from Europe to the Far East, and they're the drinks with the best tales to tell.
Erica Duecy, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVOCATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evocative is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Poster Released For The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The revolution is upon us: after wowing the passionate fanbase with a string of striking character posters, Lionsgate has unveiled an evocative ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
2
Valentino Fall 2015 Couture Fashion Show: Runway Review - Style …
The Biblioteca Casanatense, a public library lined with thousands of books and a smell so evocative you could hardly forget it. An 1840 marble ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
3
Charli XCX & Tori Amos Had a Flowery Blast at a Perfume Party in …
Magically evocative notes immediately awaken your deepest senses, giving you the impression of living life in your own secret garden, away ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
4
Welcome to Vinci, the podcast that explains True Detective's LA …
It's become the most recognizable landmark of the town who chose as their motto the delightfully evocative phrase: “Exclusively Industrial.”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
A New Photo Exhibition Depicts Just How Dramatic Mother Earth …
“I'm now coming from a different perspective where it's much more about trying to capture something that's deeply evocative, that resonates with ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
6
Ukrainian Police Trade 'Soviet' Uniform for Style Evocative of US Cops
Police officers sing the national anthem during an oath-taking ceremony, which started up the work of a new police patrol service, part of the ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
7
“Penny Dreadful” finishes strong: This sophisticated, evocative
Now that we've gotten the barbecues and flag-waving out of the way, my fellow Americans (and those Canadians still coming off of Canada ... «Salon, Jul 15»
8
Alvin Lucier: Broken Line review – intent, evocative performances
The excellent Trio Nexus manage it here, with evocative performances full of detail and imagination. Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
'Six and a Half Deadly Sins': an evocative return to the Laos of Siri …
'Six and a Half Deadly Sins': an evocative return to the Laos of Siri Paiboun. csmonitor icon. Latest News. More. Email. Save for later Saved. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
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Writings attributed to jailed Plum teacher dubbed evocative of stalker
Ruggieri, 40, a Plum high school teacher accused of having sex with a student, was jailed because police charged him a second time with ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

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