Evocative - English meaning

adjective

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

Usage examples:

She has big expressive eyes

adjective

Showing your feelings in your voice, behavior, or appearance

Usage examples:

His singing was beautiful and expressive.

adjective

Relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.

Usage examples:

His mature graphic work

noun

A graphical item displayed on a screen or stored as data.

Usage examples:

The main factors that influence the display of graphics for the web, are the size of the file and t…

combining form

In adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -graphy (such as demographic corresponding to demography ).

adjective

Poignant; evocative.

Usage examples:

The sweet haunting sound of pan pipes

noun

The action of haunting a place.

Usage examples:

The haunting of calgarth hall

verb

(of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.

Usage examples:

A grey lady who haunts the chapel

adjective

In motion.

Usage examples:

A fast-moving river

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

The act or process of someone going to live or work in a different place, or of a company taking all or part of its business to a different place

Usage examples:

Any moving expenses will be paid by the company.

adjective

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Usage examples:

A poignant reminder of the passing of time

adjective

Causing a feeling of sadness

Usage examples:

The monument is a poignant reminder of those who died in the war.

adjective

Having great power or strength.

Usage examples:

A fast, powerful car

adverb

Very.

Usage examples:

Walking is powerful hot work

adjective

Strong

Usage examples:

The picture quality is bad because the tv signal isn’t powerful enough., a powerful drug, he’s in a…

adjective

Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.

Usage examples:

Names redolent of history and tradition

adjective

Smelling strongly of something or having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else

Usage examples:

The album is a heartfelt cry, redolent of a time before radio and television., the mountain air was…

adjective

Tending to remind one of something.

Usage examples:

The sights were reminiscent of my childhood

adjective

Making you remember a particular person, event, or thing

Usage examples:

That song is so reminiscent of my adolescence.

adjective

Tending to suggest an idea.

Usage examples:

There were various suggestive pieces of evidence

adjective

Causing you to think about something

Usage examples:

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the oppos…

adjective

Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

Usage examples:

Memories of that evening were still vivid

adjective

Brightly colored or (of descriptions or memories) producing clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind

Usage examples:

Vivid colors, vivid memories, the author vividly describes his early life on the farm.