figural
adjective
fig·ur·al
ˈfi-g(y)ə-rəl 
2
: of, relating to, or consisting of human or animal figures
a figural composition
Synonyms
Examples of figural in a Sentence
“a candidate running for office” is just a figural expression
Recent Examples on the Web
Higgins and her colleagues, though, are concentrating on figural graffiti, which range from humans and animals (often representing a god) to game boards likely carved by Isis’ priests for diversion during their off hours.
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Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
The Temple also had early medieval ancestors called figural or figured poems.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Along with Claes Oldenburg and Ed Kienholz, Segal (1924-2000) was one of the principal figures to revitalize figural realism in the second half of the 20th century.
—John Wilmerding, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
There's something majestic about abstract or figural stained glass, which lets light in and offers privacy as well as colorful expression.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 10 Jan. 2023
The back rest is decorated with a lion flanked by figural finials and the curved frame possesses oak leaves.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 18 Jan. 2023
As captured in the show—where portraits, narrative scenes and figure studies share space with just two landscapes—the collection was shaped by its owners’ personal preference for figural imagery.
—Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2022
Binnie is a figural painter whose work toes the uncanny line between tragedy and comedy.
—Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2022
They are all blown glass and are all figural ornaments.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022
Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
The Temple also had early medieval ancestors called figural or figured poems.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Along with Claes Oldenburg and Ed Kienholz, Segal (1924-2000) was one of the principal figures to revitalize figural realism in the second half of the 20th century.
—John Wilmerding, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
There's something majestic about abstract or figural stained glass, which lets light in and offers privacy as well as colorful expression.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 10 Jan. 2023
The back rest is decorated with a lion flanked by figural finials and the curved frame possesses oak leaves.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 18 Jan. 2023
As captured in the show—where portraits, narrative scenes and figure studies share space with just two landscapes—the collection was shaped by its owners’ personal preference for figural imagery.
—Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2022
Binnie is a figural painter whose work toes the uncanny line between tragedy and comedy.
—Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2022
They are all blown glass and are all figural ornaments.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Figural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figural. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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