English vocabulary · C1
Evocative
/ɪˈvɒkətɪv/ · adj.
Evocative means making you remember or feel something strongly. A smell, song, or picture can bring an old moment back.
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Example sentences
- The old song was evocative.
- The photo was evocative of home.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- e — out (from Latin)
- voc — call (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- MOVING — makes you feel a lot (Strong Feeling)
- MEMORABLE — hard to forget (Stays With You)
- SUGGESTIVE — makes you think of something (Brings Ideas)
Words with the same root
voc — call
- voice — sound from a person
- vocal — using the voice
- invoke — call on
Lesson notes
Evocative means making you remember or feel something strongly. A smell, song, or picture can bring an old moment back.
Related: moving, memorable, suggestive. Use evocative when something brings a strong memory or feeling back.
The old song was evocative. The photo was evocative of home.
From Latin. E means out. Voc means call. An evocative thing calls a feeling or memory out.