adjadj.all(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speechSynset:nonliteral
Antonyms:literal
Inherited Hypernyms:figurative
Similar to:analogical extended metaphoric metaphorical metonymic metonymical poetic synecdochic synecdochical tropical
See also:rhetorical
adj satadj.allconsisting of or forming human or animal figuresSynset:figural
Examples:- a figural design
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition - Herbert Read
Antonyms:nonrepresentational
Inherited Hypernyms:figural
Similar to:representational