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figurative
—figurative /ˈfɪɡ.ər.ə.tɪv/ aep /-ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/
Ⅰ adjective (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION fig.) (LANGUAGE) ► F0 (of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning: » Of course, she was using the term 'massacre' in the figurative sense.→ COMPARE LITERAL(Cf. ↑literal)Thesaurus+: ↑Figurative use of language
Ⅱ adjective (ART) ► F0 (of a painting, drawing, etc.) representing something as it really looks, rather than in an abstract wayThesaurus+: ↑Art history and artistic movements |