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literal

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adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
without interpretation or embellishment
"a literal translation of the scene before him"
Similar:
exact
adjective satellite Sense 2
(of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original
"literal translation of the article"
"an awkward word-for-word translation"
Similar:
exact
adjective Sense 3
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
"a literal translation"
Similar:
denotative explicit
Opposites:
figurative nonliteral
See also:
exact unrhetorical
adjective satellite Sense 4
of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis
"it''s the literal truth"
"a matter of investment, pure and simple"
Similar:
plain
adjective satellite Sense 5
lacking stylistic embellishment
"a literal description"
"wrote good but plain prose"
"a plain unadorned account of the coronation"
"a forthright unembellished style"
Similar:
unrhetorical
adjective satellite Sense 6
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
"her actual motive"
"a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton"
"a genuine dilemma"
Similar:
true
noun Sense 7
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Type of:
error mistake
Derived:
misprint
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
7
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

exact denotative explicit figurative nonliteral plain unrhetorical true error mistake