Definitions for literary
ˈlɪt əˌrɛr ilit·er·ary

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

1. literary(adj)

   of or relating to or characteristic of literature

   "literary criticism"

2. literary(adj)

   knowledgeable about literature

   "a literary style"

3. literary(adj)

   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. literary(Adjective)

   Relating to literature.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

2. literary(Adjective)

   Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

3. literary(Adjective)

   Knowledgeable of literature or writing.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

4. literary(Adjective)

   Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

5. literary(Adjective)

   Bookish.

   Etymology: From littéraire.

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

1. 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.]

2. 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(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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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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. 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.

2. Anais Nin:

   When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.

3. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Indeed, I write freely and voluntarily to deliver thoughts as a fragrance in all subjects with all dimensions, not for literary business.

4. Sarah Holding:

   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.

5. 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.

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