The phrase
"emotive power" refers to the ability of something, like a person, a story, or a piece of art, to strongly move or inspire others emotionally. It means that it has the capacity to deeply touch and evoke strong feelings in individuals.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«emotive»
«power»
Sentences with «emotive power»
- Museum hosts exhibit: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will host an exhibition of Color Field painting through Oct. 6 at the Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet St.. The collection focuses on a movement in which artists concentrated on the pure emotive power of color. (chron.com)
- Collins transfers and obscures dictionary definitions, government reports and historical publications to create restrained statements that ring with emotive power. (en.canson.com)
- its an issue that of course is up for debate like any other, but for some reason it has more emotive power than most others too — why is that? (nakedpastor.com)
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