Definitions for figurative
ˈfɪg yər ə tɪvfig·u·ra·tive

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. figurative, nonliteraladjective

   (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

   "figurative language"

2. figural, figurativeadjective

   consisting of or forming human or animal figures

   "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. figurativeadjective

   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".

2. figurativeadjective

   Metaphorically so called

3. figurativeadjective

   With many figures of speech

4. figurativeadjective

   Emblematic

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Figurativeadjective

   representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative

2. Figurativeadjective

   used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions

3. Figurativeadjective

   abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description

4. Figurativeadjective

   relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2

5. Etymology: [L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See Figurative.]

How to pronounce figurative?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say figurative in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of figurative in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of figurative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of figurative in a Sentence

1. William Barr:

   One of the ironies, as some have observed, is that the secular project has itself become a religion, pursued with religious fervor. It is taking on all the trappings of a religion – including inquisitions and excommunication. Those who defy the creed risk a figurative burning at the stake – social, educational, and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns.

2. Cometan:

   Five figurative children, I have, whom I have raised since I was the age of fifteen.

3. Shaun Fletcher:

   We’re putting our athletes through a lot of painful literal and figurative hoops and hurdles with really no resolution at the end of it to tell them that this is the standard that is being set for competition, there needs to be a joint effort to determine the metric because athletics and institutions, they go off of metrics and standards that can be applied to the masses.

4. President Trump:

   And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore, of the over 10,000 words spoken, President Trump used the word' fight' a little more than a handful of times and each time in the figurative sense that has long been accepted in public discourse when urging people to stand and use their voices to be heard on matters important to them ; it was not and could not be construed to encourage acts of violence.

5. Maxime Aubert:

   To me, the most fascinating aspect of our research is that humanity's oldest cave art is at least 44,000 years old and it already has all the key components relating to modern cognition, [ like ] hand stencils, figurative art, storytelling, therianthropes and religious thinking, so it must have a much older origin, possibly in Africa or soon after we left Africa.

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