literal (Meaning)
literal (n)
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
literal (s)
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
without interpretation or embellishment
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
literal (a)
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
literal (a.)
According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
Following the letter or exact words; not free.
Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
literal (n.)
meaning.
Synonyms & Antonyms of literal
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Antonyms:
- pretend
- nondocumentary
- nondocumentary
- legendary
- make-believe
- invented
- exaggerated
- mythical
- pretend
- fanciful
- unauthentic
- fabulous
- mythic
- nonfactual
- fantastic
- fantastic
- imagined
- legendary
- make-believe
- nonfactual
- apocryphal
- fabulous
- apocryphal
- fanciful
- exaggerated
- chimeric
- invented
- undocumented
- imagined
- chimerical
- mythical
- fantastical
- chimerical
- undocumented
- fantastical
- chimeric
- mythic
- unauthentic
literal Sentence Examples
- The film's literal translation from Spanish was quite challenging.
- My boss's reprimand was so literal that I felt like a grade-schooler being scolded.
- The literal meaning of the idiom "raining cats and dogs" is absurd.
- The scientist's literal interpretation of the data led to a groundbreaking discovery.
- The lawyer's literal reading of the contract left no room for ambiguity.
- The museum's exhibit featured a literal reconstruction of a 19th-century village.
- The hiker's literal adherence to the map prevented him from getting lost.
- The child's literal understanding of the story led to hilarious misinterpretations.
- The literal translation of the ancient text revealed crucial historical insights.
- The engineer's literal implementation of the design resulted in a perfectly functioning device.
FAQs About the word literal
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind, being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something, without interp
nonfictional,historical, factual, true, documentary, actual, objective, simple,matter-of-fact, authentic
hypothetical, fictitious, theoretical, fictionalized, unhistorical, unhistorical, theoretical, imaginary, imaginary, speculative
The film's literal translation from Spanish was quite challenging.
My boss's reprimand was so literal that I felt like a grade-schooler being scolded.
The literal meaning of the idiom "raining cats and dogs" is absurd.
The scientist's literal interpretation of the data led to a groundbreaking discovery.
