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figurative
[ fig-yer-uh-tiv ]
adjective
- of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal:
The word "head" has several figurative senses, as in "She's the head of the company."
Synonyms: ,
- metaphorically so called:
His remark was a figurative boomerang.
- abounding in or fond of figures of speech:
Elizabethan poetry is highly figurative.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- representing by means of a figure or likeness, as in drawing or sculpture.
- representing by a figure or emblem; emblematic.
figurative
/ ˈɪɡəəɪ /
adjective
- of the nature of, resembling, or involving a figure of speech; not literal; metaphorical
- using or filled with figures of speech
- representing by means of an emblem, likeness, figure, etc
- (in painting, sculpture, etc) of, relating to, or characterized by the naturalistic representation of the external world
Derived Forms
- ˈھܰپԱ, noun
- ˈھܰپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ھ·ܰ··پ· adverb
- ھ·ܰ··پ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·ھ·ܰ··پ adjective
- non·ھ·ܰ··پ·Ա noun
- ··ھ·ܰ··پ adjective
- sem·i·ھ·ܰ··پ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ھ·ܰ··پ adjective
- un·ھ·ܰ··پ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of figurative1
Example Sentences
Our neighbors and co-workers have risen up around us, picking us up out of the literal and figurative ashes.
He said there was constant abuse: "I witnessed a young woman who was being tortured by the terrorist. I mean literal torture, not just in the figurative sense."
“At festivals like this, you get the opportunity to have a wider audience and have a bigger figurative and literal stage,” said Bengston.
Goode’s painterly retort — still lifes that held the abstract and the figurative in taut equilibrium — brilliantly neutralized that argument, while adding depth to the object/image dichotomy.
Beneath every figurative form he creates, there is a grid-like sequence compelling us to question the latent networks in not only what we see, but how we respond.
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