figural

fig·ur·al

adj \ˈfi-g(y)ə-rəl\

Definition of FIGURAL

1

: figurative 2a

2

: of, relating to, or consisting of human or animal figures <a figural composition>

Examples of FIGURAL

1. <“a candidate running for office” is just a figural expression>

First Known Use of FIGURAL

15th century

Related to FIGURAL

Synonyms: extended, figurative, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropical, tropological

Antonyms: nonfigurative, nonmetaphorical

Related Words: Aesopian (also Aesopic), allegorical, emblematic (also emblematical), symbolic (also symbolical); catachrestic (or catachrestical), sylleptic; euphemistic; nonliteral, veritable

Near Antonyms: literal; nonsymbolic

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