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Plaintive vs Evocative - What's the difference?

plaintive | evocative |

As adjectives the difference between plaintive and evocative

is that plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic while evocative is that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, feeling or image; redolent or reminiscent.

plaintive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

    • Related terms

    * plaint * plaintiff

    External links

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    evocative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, feeling or image; redolent or reminiscent

    • Synonyms

    * reminiscent * redolent * remindful * resonant * suggestive

    See also

    * expressive * vivid * graphic * powerful * haunting * moving * poignant ----