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Word | Figurative |
Malayalam Meaning | ആലങ്കാരിക, ആലങ്കാരികമായ, മാതൃകയായ, ലക്ഷണയുക്തമായ, അലങ്കാരപൂര്ണ്ണമായ |
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; figurative language / consisting of or forming human or animal figures / Representing by a figure, or by resemblance / not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech / departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical. / of words, language, etc. : used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way by using language that usually describes something else : not literal / showing people and things in a way that resembles how they really look : not abstract, | |
Usage | ⇒ President is the figurative head of the organization. Actual man in power is th e Sectretary of the organization ⇒ President is the figurative head of the organization Actual man in power is th e Sectretary of the organization ⇒ To lose one's marblesis a figurative expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles, no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set. ⇒ The phrase “know your ropes” means literally “to know a lot about ropes,” while its figurative meaning is “to know a lot about how to do something.” ⇒ gold, in the figurative language of the people, was “the tears wept by the sun.” |
Synonyms | metaphorical, illustrative, metaphoric, representative, typical, allegorical, emblematic, figural, florid, flowery, nonliteral, symbolic, allusive, graphic, ironic, symbolical, allegoric, denotative, ornate, pictorial, |
Antonyms | literal, real, accurate, bare, denotative, exact, explicit, factual, nonfigurative, nonrepresentational, straightforward, abstract, actual, apparent, disparate, evident, existent, faithful, genuine, nonconforming, |
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