Evocative (Adjective)
Meaning
Serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old photograph was evocative of a bygone era, transporting her back to her childhood summers spent at the lake.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies was evocative of her grandmother's kitchen, filled with warmth and love.
- The artist's use of color was evocative of the Impressionist movement, capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere.
- The poet's words were evocative of a deep sense of longing, speaking directly to the reader's heart.
- The old, creaky wooden floor was evocative of the countless footsteps that had walked upon it over the years.