figurative
IPA: fˈɪgjɝʌtɪv
adjective
- Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
- (art) Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
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Examples of "figurative" in Sentences
- It means live or, figuratively, in the act in French.
- Absence of the proper context may defeat the figurative meaning.
- The meaning of the sentence is so figurative to understand fully.
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