What does literary mean?
Definitions for literary
ˈlɪt əˌrɛr ilit·er·ary
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Princeton's WordNet
literary(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
"literary criticism"
literary(adj)
knowledgeable about literature
"a literary style"
literary(adj)
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
"when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"
Wiktionary
literary(Adjective)
Relating to literature.
Etymology: From littéraire.
literary(Adjective)
Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
Etymology: From littéraire.
literary(Adjective)
Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
Etymology: From littéraire.
literary(Adjective)
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
Etymology: From littéraire.
literary(Adjective)
Bookish.
Etymology: From littéraire.
Webster Dictionary
Literary(adj)
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.]
Literary(adj)
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
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'literary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2886
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'literary' in Adjectives Frequency: #402
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The numerical value of literary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of literary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of literary in a Sentence
Ignazio Silone, The God That Failed (1950):
Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority--literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.
Indeed, I write freely and voluntarily to deliver thoughts as a fragrance in all subjects with all dimensions, not for literary business.
Coined by climate activist Dan Bloom to capture an emergent literary genre dealing with life on Earth after it’s been ravaged by climate change, this [cli-fi] is fast becoming the most exciting and challenging subject area driving YA literature.
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.
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- الأدبيةArabic
- литературниBulgarian
- literariCatalan, Valencian
- literárníCzech
- llenyddolWelsh
- litterærDanish
- literarischGerman
- λογοτεχνικόςGreek
- literaturaEsperanto
- literarioSpanish
- ادبیPersian
- littéraireFrench
- literarioGalician
- írói, irodalmiHungarian
- letterarioItalian
- 文学Japanese
- 문학Korean
- litterarii, litterarium, litteraria, litterariae, litterariusLatin
- sasteraMalay
- literairDutch
- litterærNorwegian Nynorsk
- litterærNorwegian
- literariOccitan
- literackiPolish
- literárioPortuguese
- literară, literar, literariRomanian
- книжный, литературныйRussian
- litterärSwedish
- ทางวรรณคดีThai
- edebîTurkish
- літературнийUkrainian
- ادبیUrdu
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