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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- figuratively adverb
- figurativeness noun
- nonfigurative adjective
- nonfigurativeness noun
- semifigurative adjective
- semifigurativeness noun
- unfigurative adjective
- unfigurativeness noun
- ˈھܰپԱ noun
- ˈھܰپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of figurative1
Example Sentences
The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his perceptive blend of realism and dreamlike imagery.
I’m very focused on breaking down the hierarchy of what figurative painting is.
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.
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Related 51Թs
- allegorical
- descriptive
- fanciful
- florid
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- metaphorical
- pictorial
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