figurative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French figuratif
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[edit]
figurative (comparative more figurative, superlative most figurative)
- Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
- 2005 May 1, “The Sea of Love”, in New York Times[1]:
- The lovers she seems to pursue with her figurative language in fact retreat under the barrage of similes, metaphors and fables.
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- Emblematic; representative
- Hooker
- This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity.
- J. A. Symonds
- They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form.
- Hooker
Usage notes[edit]
- Said of language, expression, etc.
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
metaphorical; not literal
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metaphorically so called
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with many figures of speech
emblematic
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Further reading[edit]
- figurative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- figurative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
figurative
German[edit]
Adjective[edit]
figurative
- inflected form of figurativ
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
figurative
Anagrams[edit]
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