Meaning of Provocative | Babel Free
pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪvDefinitions
Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.
Equivalents
Čeština
provokativní
Deutsch
provokant
Ελληνικά
προκλητικός
Magyar
provokatív
Bahasa Indonesia
provokatif
Nederlands
provocatief
Examples
“She used by way of Provocative, to read⟳ the wanton Verses of her Paramour in the day time [...].”
“[A]nd that one great and all-important occasion and provocative of these beliefs was actually the rise⟳ of self-consciousness — that is, the coming of the mind⟳ to a more or less distinct awareness of itself and of its own⟳ operation, and the consequent development and growth of Individualism, and of the Self-centred attitude in human thought and action.”
“In Turkey, Iran, and Syria salep is popular as a restorative and also as a provocative to amatory activity.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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