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literal literal definition

literal


 
  Grep  of  noun  literal 
  literal 
  literal  error 
  literal  interpretation 
  literalism 
  literalness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  literal 
 
  The  noun  literal  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  misprint,  erratum,  typographical  error,  typo,  literal  error,  literal  --  (a  mistake  in  printed  matter  resulting  from  mechanical  failures  of  some  kind) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  literal 
 
  The  adj  literal  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real  --  (being  or  reflecting  the  essential  or  genuine  character  of  something  "her  actual  motive";  "a  literal  solitude  like  a  desert"-  G.K.Chesterton;  "a  genuine  dilemma") 
  2.  (1)  literal  --  (without  interpretation  or  embellishment;  "a  literal  translation  of  the  scene  before  him") 
  3.  literal  --  (limited  to  the  explicit  meaning  of  a  word  or  text;  "a  literal  translation") 
  4.  literal,  plain,  unembellished  --  (lacking  stylistic  embellishment;  "a  literal  description";  "wrote  good  but  plain  prose";  "a  plain  unadorned  account  of  the  coronation";  "a  forthright  unembellished  style") 
  5.  literal,  pure  and  simple  --  (of  the  clearest  kind  usually  used  for  emphasis;  "it's  the  literal  truth";  "a  matter  of  investment,  pure  and  simple") 
  6.  literal,  word-for-word  --  ((of  a  translation)  corresponding  word  for  word  with  the  original;  "literal  translation  of  the  article";  "an  awkward  word-for-word  translation") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  literal 
 
  6  senses  of  literal 
 
  Sense  1 
  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  true)  ->  false 
 
  Sense  2 
  literal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  exact)  ->  inexact 
 
  Sense  3 
  literal  (vs.  figurative) 
 
  figurative  (vs.  literal),  nonliteral 
  =>  analogical 
  =>  extended 
  =>  metaphorical,  metaphoric 
  =>  metonymic,  metonymical 
  =>  poetic 
  =>  synecdochic,  synecdochical 
  =>  tropical 
 
  Sense  4 
  literal,  plain,  unembellished 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unrhetorical)  ->  rhetorical 
 
  Sense  5 
  literal,  pure  and  simple 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  plain)  ->  fancy 
 
  Sense  6 
  literal,  word-for-word 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  exact)  ->  inexact 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  literal 
 
  6  senses  of  literal 
 
  Sense  1 
  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real 
  =>  true  (vs.  false) 
 
  Sense  2 
  literal 
  =>  exact  (vs.  inexact) 
 
  Sense  3 
  literal  (vs.  figurative) 
  =>  denotative,  explicit 
  Also  See->  exact#1;  unrhetorical#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  literal,  plain,  unembellished 
  =>  unrhetorical  (vs.  rhetorical) 
 
  Sense  5 
  literal,  pure  and  simple 
  =>  plain  (vs.  fancy) 
 
  Sense  6 
  literal,  word-for-word 
  =>  exact  (vs.  inexact) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  literal 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  literal 
 
  literal  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  literal 
  literal 
  nonliteral 
 
  Overview  of  noun  literal 
 
  The  noun  literal  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  misprint,  erratum,  typographical  error,  typo,  literal  error,  literal  --  (a  mistake  in  printed  matter  resulting  from  mechanical  failures  of  some  kind) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  literal 
 
  The  adj  literal  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real  --  (being  or  reflecting  the  essential  or  genuine  character  of  something  "her  actual  motive";  "a  literal  solitude  like  a  desert"-  G.K.Chesterton;  "a  genuine  dilemma") 
  2.  (1)  literal  --  (without  interpretation  or  embellishment;  "a  literal  translation  of  the  scene  before  him") 
  3.  literal  --  (limited  to  the  explicit  meaning  of  a  word  or  text;  "a  literal  translation") 
  4.  literal,  plain,  unembellished  --  (lacking  stylistic  embellishment;  "a  literal  description";  "wrote  good  but  plain  prose";  "a  plain  unadorned  account  of  the  coronation";  "a  forthright  unembellished  style") 
  5.  literal,  pure  and  simple  --  (of  the  clearest  kind  usually  used  for  emphasis;  "it's  the  literal  truth";  "a  matter  of  investment,  pure  and  simple") 
  6.  literal,  word-for-word  --  ((of  a  translation)  corresponding  word  for  word  with  the  original;  "literal  translation  of  the  article";  "an  awkward  word-for-word  translation") 



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