Dutch Meaning of figurative

figuurlijk

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Definitions and Meaning of figurative in English

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figurative (a)

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

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figurative (s)

consisting of or forming human or animal figures

Webster

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

figuurlijk

(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

figuurlijk,metaforisch,metaforisch,symbolisch,symbolisch,tropologisch,Aesopiaans,aesopisch,Allegorisch,emblematisch

​​letterlijk,non-figuratief,niet-metaforisch,niet-symbolisch

figuration => Figuratie, figurately => figuurlijk, figurated => gefigureerd, figurate => figuurlijk, figurante => figurant,