different between stimulant vs provocative

English

Noun

stimulant (plural stimulants)

1. (pharmacology) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
2. Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.

Synonyms

• psychostimulant

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

stimulant (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Acting as a stimulant.

French

Verb

stimulant

1. present participle of stimuler

Noun

stimulant m (plural stimulants)

1. Stimulant

Adjective

stimulant (feminine singular stimulante, masculine plural stimulants, feminine plural stimulantes)

1. stimulating

Further reading

• “stimulant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

stimulant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of stimul?

Romanian

Etymology

From French stimulant.

Adjective

stimulant m or n (feminine singular stimulant?, masculine plural stimulan?i, feminine and neuter plural stimulante)

1. stimulating

Declension

Related terms

• stimula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French provocatif, and its source, Late Latin provocativus, from Latin provocare.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???v?k.?.t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???v?k.?.t?v/

Adjective

provocative (comparative more provocative, superlative most provocative)

1. Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
2. Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy.

Related terms

• provoke
• provocation
• provocator

Related terms

• provocateur

Translations

Noun

provocative (plural provocatives)

1. (obsolescent) Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac. [from 15th c.]
   • 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury:

     She used by way of Provocative, to read the wanton Verses of her Paramour in the day time [...].

Latin

Adjective

pr?voc?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?voc?t?vus