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literal
[lit-er-uhl]
adjective
in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical.
the literal meaning of a word.
following the words of the original very closely and exactly.
a literal translation of Goethe.
true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual.
a literal description of conditions.
Synonyms: , ,being actually such, without exaggeration or inaccuracy.
the literal extermination of a city.
(of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter-of-fact; prosaic.
of or relating to the letters of the alphabet.
of the nature of letters.
expressed by letters.
affecting a letter or letters.
a literal error.
noun
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
literal
/ ˈlɪtərəl, ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ /
adjective
in exact accordance with or limited to the primary or explicit meaning of a word or text
word for word
dull, factual, or prosaic
consisting of, concerning, or indicated by letters
true; actual
maths containing or using coefficients and constants represented by letters: ax² + b is a literal expression Compare numerical
noun
Also called: literal error.Ìýa misprint or misspelling in a text
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- literalness noun
- nonliteral adjective
- nonliterally adverb
- nonliteralness noun
- overliteral adjective
- unliteral adjective
- unliterally adverb
- ˈ±ô¾±³Ù±ð°ù²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of literal1
Example Sentences
“However, when Steve talked about transhumanism being a blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, I think he means it in a much more literal sense than I would take it myself,†Allen said.
This incident with Sen. Padilla was a very literal embodiment of this principle.
The idea that AI adoption could unwittingly recast any single piece of punctuation as a literal mark of fraudulence seems like an unbearable irony.
Revolts in L.A. don’t always need literal flames — because the ones that burn brightest and longest are moral and philosophical.
As head of the Trump-created Department of Government Efficiency, the tech billionaire wielded a literal chainsaw while orchestrating massive federal layoffs to cut costs.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- accurateÌý
- actualÌý
- authenticÌý
- trueÌý
- unvarnishedÌý
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