Canadian French Meaning of figurative
figuratif
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Definitions and Meaning of figurative in English
figurative (a)
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
figurative (s)
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
figurative (a.)
Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative.
Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions.
Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description.
Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2.
FAQs About the word figurative
figuratif
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech, consisting of or forming human or animal figuresRepresenting by a figure, or by re
figuratif,métaphorique,métaphorique,symbolique,symbolique,tropologique,Ésopien,ésopique,Allégorique,emblématique
littéral,non figuratif,non métaphorique,non symbolique
figuration => Figuration, figurately => figurément, figurated => figuré, figurate => figuré, figurante => figurant,
