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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| figural | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| metaphorical | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| representational | xxx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| analogical | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| metonymic | /x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| extended | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tropical | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| symbolic | x/x | Adjective |
| allegorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| symbolical | x/xx | Adjective |
| figuration | xx/x | Noun |
| rhetorical | x/xx | Adjective |
| conceptual | x/xx | Adjective |
| gestural | /xx | Adjective |
| colloquial | x/xx | Noun |
| idiom | /xx | Noun |
| euphemistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| mythological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| proverbial | x/xx | Adjective |
| painterly | /xx | Adjective |
| connotative | xx/x | Adjective |
| symbolist | /xx | Noun |
| indexical | /xxx | Adjective |
| allusive | x/x | Adjective |
| sculptural | /xx | Adjective |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| iconographic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| poetical | x/xx | Name |
| deictic | /xx | Adjective |
| resultative | x/xx | Adjective |
| referential | xx/x | Adjective |
| typological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| symbolism | /xxx | Noun |
| signification | /xx/x | Noun |
| textual | /xx | Adjective |
| literary | /xxx | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| prepositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| etymological | xxx/xx | Noun |
| aspectual | x/xx | Adjective |
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| ceremonial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| attributive | x/xx | Noun |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| artistic | x/x | Adjective |
| metaphysical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| biblical | /xx | Noun |
| stylistic | x/x | Adjective |
| pictorial | x/xx | Noun |
| philosophical | xx/xx | Noun |
| referent | /xx | Noun |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| semiotic | xx/x | Noun |
| interpretative | xxx/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Noun |
| emotive | x/x | Adjective |
| adjectival | /xxx | Adjective |
| tangible | /xx | Adjective |
| semantic | x/x | Adjective |
| anthropomorphic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| depiction | x/x | Noun |
| earthly | /x | Adjective |
| linguistic | x/x | Adjective |
| imaginary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| preverbal | x/x | Adjective |
| simile | /xx | Noun |
| imagery | /xx | Noun |
| phallic | /x | Adjective |
| philosophic | xx/x | Noun |
| personification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| bodily | /xx | Noun |
| visual | /xx | Adjective |
| performative | x/xx | Adjective |
| corporeal | /xx | Adjective |
| pronominal | x/xx | Adjective |
| impressionistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| political | x/xx | Adjective |
| definitional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| thematic | x/x | Adjective |
| inanimate | x/xx | Noun |
| emblematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| porky | /x | Name |
| figured | /x | Verb |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| chimerical | x/xx | Adjective |
| fanciful | /xx | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| daring | /x | Verb |
| sculpture | /x | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| carving | /x | Verb |
| painting | /x | Noun |
| castration | x/x | Noun |
| expressions | x/x | Noun |
| tropes | x | Noun |
| mosaics | x/x | Noun |
| usages | /xx | Noun |
| motifs | x/ | Noun |
| diction | /x | Noun |
| senses | /x | Noun |
| painters | /x | Noun |
| analogies | x/xx | Noun |
| meaning | /x | Noun |
| transferred | x/ | Verb |
| adaptive | x/x | Adjective |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| animate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| aromatic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| availability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| celebrity | x/xx | Noun |
| chart | / | Noun, Verb |
| combustible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| fame | / | Noun, Verb |
| fig | / | Name, Verb |
| graph | / | Noun, Verb |
| graphic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| graphical | /xx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| orthodox | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| penal | /x | Adjective |
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| radioactive | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| reduplication | x/x/x | Noun |
| representative | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| synthetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| univocal | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
