EVOCATIVE


Meaning of EVOCATIVE in English

/ ɪˈvɒkətɪv; NAmE ɪˈvɑːk-/ adjective

evocative (of sth) making you think of or remember a strong image or feeling, in a pleasant way :

evocative smells / sounds / music

Her new book is wonderfully evocative of village life.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin evocativus , from evocat- called forth, from the verb evocare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of, from + vocare to call.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.