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1. (adj.) figurative
of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor; metaphorical; not literal.
2. figurative
characterized by or abounding in figures of speech.
3. figurative
representing by means of a figure or likeness, as in drawing or sculpture.
4. figurative
representing by a figure or emblem; emblematic.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < LL)
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| Definition of 'Figurative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) figurative, nonliteral
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
"figurative language"
2. (adj) figural, figurative
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
"a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
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1. (adjective) figurative
≠ literal
figurative language; a figurative use of the word
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| Definition of 'Figurative' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Figurative
representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative
2. (adj) Figurative
used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions
3. (adj) Figurative
abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description
4. (adj) Figurative
relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2
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Sense: of or using figures of speech
figurative language.
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 Afrikaans: figuurlik |
 Arabic: مَجازي، إسْتِعاري |
 Bulgarian: метафоричен |
 Brazilian: figurado |
 Czech: obrazný |
 German: bilderreich |
 Danish: billedlig |
 Greek: μεταφορικός (γραμμ.) |
 Spanish: figurado |
 Estonian: kujundlik |
 Farsi: پر استعاره |
 Finnish: kuvaannollinen |
 French: figuré |
 Hebrew: מַשמָעוּת מוּשאֶלֶת |
 Hindi: आलंकारिक |
 Croatian: figurativan, metaforički |
 Hungarian: képletes |
 Indonesian: figuratif |
 Icelandic: líkinga-; myndrænn; óeigi |
 Italian: figurato |
 Japanese: 比喩的な |
 Korean: 비유(수식)가 많은 |
 Lithuanian: vaizdingas, metaforiškas |
 Latvian: metaforisks; gleznains; t |
 Malay: kiasan |
 Dutch: figuurlijk |
 Norwegian: figurativ, bilderik |
 Polish: przenośny, metaforyczny |
 Persian: پر استعاره |
 Pashto: نمونه يې، رمزى (سمبوليك)، |
 Portuguese: figurativo/figurado |
 Romanian: figurativ |
 Russian: образный |
 Slovak: obrazný |
 Slovenian: prenesen |
 Serbian: figurativan |
 Swedish: bildlig |
 Thai: ซึ่งเป็นอุปมาอุปไมย |
 Turkish: mecâzi |
 Taiwanese: 比喻的 |
 Ukrainian: фігуральний, переносний |
 Urdu: مجازی |
 Vietnamese: bóng bảy; văn hoa |
 Chinese: 比喻的 |
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