evocative

UK: /ɪˈvɒkətɪv/

US: /ɪˈvɑkətɪv, ɪˈvoʊkə-/

US: (i vok′ə tiv, i vō′kə-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•voc•a•tive /ɪˈvɑkətɪv, ɪˈvoʊkə-/   adj. 

1. tending to call to the mind:
   Her perfume is evocative of spring.

e•voc•a•tive•ly, adv. See -voc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•voc•a•tive  (i vok′ə tiv, i vō′kə-), adj. 

1. tending to evoke:
   The perfume was evocative of spring.

• Latin ēvocātīvus, equivalent. to ēvocāt(us) (see evoke, -ate¹) + -īvus -ive
• 1650–60

e•voc′a•tive•ly, adv. 
e•voc′a•tive•ness, n. 

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evocative / ɪˈvɒkətɪv/, evocatory / ɪˈvɒkətərɪ/ adjective

1. tending or serving to evoke