| ADJECTIVE | all | figurative, nonliteral | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | figurative, figural | consisting of or forming human or animal figures |
| Sounds | fih'gyerahtihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "figurative language" | |
| Synonym | nonliteral | |
| Narrower | analogical | Expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy / analogy |
| extended | Beyond the literal or primary sense | |
| metaphorical, metaphoric | Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another | |
| metonymic, metonymical | Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated | |
| poetic | Characterized by romantic imagery | |
| synecdochic, synecdochical | Using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part | |
| tropical | Characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes | |
| See also | rhetorical | Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
| Opposite | literal | Limited to the explicit meaning / meaning of a word or text |
| Spanish | figurado, figurativo | |
| Adverbs | figuratively | in a figurative sense |
| Meaning | Consisting of or forming human or animal figures. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read | |
| Synonym | figural | |
| Broader | representational | (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen |
| Spanish | figurativo | |
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