Definitions for literary
ˈlɪt əˌrɛr ilit·er·a·ry

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. literaryadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of literature

   "literary criticism"

2. literaryadjective

   knowledgeable about literature

   "a literary style"

3. literaryadjective

   appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

   "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. literaryadjective

   Relating to literature.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

2. literaryadjective

   Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

3. literaryadjective

   Knowledgeable of literature or writing.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

4. literaryadjective

   Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

5. literaryadjective

   Bookish.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

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

1. Literaryadjective

   of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation

   Etymology: [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. littraire. See Letter.]

2. Literaryadjective

   versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man

   Etymology: [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. littraire. See Letter.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Literary

   lit′ėr-ar-i, adj. belonging to letters or learning: skilled in learning.—n. Lit′eracy, state of being literate:—opp. to Illiteracy.—adj. Lit′erāte, acquainted with letters of learning: learned.—n. one educated, but not having taken a university degree, esp. a candidate for holy orders who has not been at a university.—n.pl. Literā′tī, men of letters, the learned (sing. forms, Literā′tus, Literä′to).—adv. Literā′tim, letter for letter: without the change of a letter.—n. Literā′tor, a dabbler in learning: a man of letters, a literary man—sometimes in the French form Littérateur.—adj. Lit′erose, distinctively literary.—n. Literos′ity. [L. literarius.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'literary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2886

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'literary' in Adjectives Frequency: #402

Anagrams for literary »

1. trilayer

How to pronounce literary?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of literary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of literary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of literary in a Sentence

1. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Reading the scholars, philosophers, and visionary ones builds a bridge of knowledge, but stealing their ideas and thoughts creates the hell of plagiarism; it is a literary sin.

2. Alex Broun:

   Hopefully that is something that can change. look at what the Emirates Literary Festival has done for literature; what Dubai International Film Festival has done for film, the visual arts are very strong.

3. Congressman Antenor Duran:

   This initiative, as well as paying tribute to him seeks to ensure future generations know who this great Colombian, humanist, literary man and democrat was.

4. David Bullock:

   The real conversation we need to have is, is it even a religion ? they think Satan is a literary figure like Dumbo. There’s no church of Dumbo.

5. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Sensible and scholarly figures enjoy and praise literary writings; conversely, others focus on the writer's pics, especially when it is a beauty of the female, which mostly prevails knowledge and ability.

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