Figurative - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfɪɡərətɪv|
Brit.
|ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv|
adjective
- consisting of or forming human or animal figures (syn: figural)
the figurative art of the humanistic tradition
Extra examples
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.”
...the figurative use of “allergy” to mean “a feeling of dislike”...
He's my son, in the figurative sense of the word.
They have a taste - figuratively speaking - for excitement.
The word has both literal meanings and figurative meanings.
Even during Picasso's youthful figurative stages, stark realism was never his forte ...
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