literary

lit·er·ar·y  (lt-rr)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with literature: literary criticism.

2. Of or relating to writers or the profession of literature: literary circles.

3. Versed in or fond of literature or learning.

4.

a. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.

b. Bookish; pedantic.

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[Latin litterrius, of reading and writing, from littera, ltera, letter; see letter.]

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liter·ari·ly (-râr-l) adv.

liter·ari·ness n.

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literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ ˈlɪtrərɪ]

adj

1. of, relating to, concerned with, or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing a literary discussion a literary style

2. versed in or knowledgeable about literature a literary man

3. (of a word) formal; not colloquial

[from Latin litterārius concerning reading and writing. See letter]

literarily  adv

literariness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	literary - of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism"
	2.	literary - knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" literate - versed in literature; dealing with literature
	3.	literary - appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style" formal - (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English"

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literary

adjective well-read, lettered, learned, formal, intellectual, scholarly, literate, erudite, bookish a literary masterpiece

Translations

literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ]

A. ADJ [prize, award] → de literatura, literario
literary circles → círculos mpl literarios
a literary man → un hombre de letras
it's a literary masterpiece → es una obra maestra de la literatura
the literary scene → el ambiente literario, los círculos literarios
a literary work → una obra literaria or de literatura

B. CPD literary agent N → agente mf literario/a
literary critic N → crítico/a m/f literario/a
literary criticism N → crítica f literaria
literary history N → historia f de la literatura
literary studies NPL → estudios mpl de literatura, estudios mpl literarios
literary theory N → teoría f de la literatura, teoría f literaria

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literary [ˈlɪt^ərəri] adj → littéraire
literary criticism n → critique f littéraire

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literary

adj → literarisch; he has literary tastes → er interessiert sich für Literatur; a literary man → ein Literaturkenner m; (= author) → ein Literat or Autor m; the literary scene → die Literaturszene

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literary:

literary agent

n → Literaturagent(in) m(f)

literary critic

n → Literaturkritiker(in) m(f)

literary criticism

n (as subject) → Literaturwissenschaft f; (= reviews) → Literaturkritik f

literary historian

n → Literaturhistoriker(in) m(f)

literary theory

n → Literaturtheorie f

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literary [ˈlɪt/ərərɪ] adj → letterario/a
a literary man → un letterato

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literary [ˈlɪt/ərərɪ] adj → letterario/a
a literary man → un letterato

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literary

adj literary [ˈlitərəri]

1 concerning literature or the writing of books a literary magazine. letterkundig أدَبي литературен literární litterær literarisch λογοτεχνικός, φιλολογικός literario kirjandus- ادبی kirjallinen littéraire סִפרוּתִי साहित्यिक किताब književni irodalmi sastra bóka-, bókmennta- letterario 文学の 문학의 literatūrinis literārs kesusasteraan literair litterær literacki literário literar литературный literárny književen književni litterär, litteratur- เกี่ยวกับการประพันธ์ edebî, yazınsal 文學的 літературний ادبی văn học 文学的

2 (of a person) knowledgeable about books. letterkundige واسِع المَعْرِفَه بالكُتُب литературно образован sečtělý litterær literarisch gebildet λόγιος άνθρωπος literato, culto palju lugenud ادیب kirjoista paljon tietävä cultivé בָּקִי בְּסַפרוּת साहित्यिक ज्ञान načitan irodalmi terpelajar sem er vel að sér í bókmenntum di lettere 文学に通じた 문학에 밝은 apsiskaitęs literāri izglītots sasterawan geletterd belest, velorientert oczytany, znający się na literaturze literato cul­ti­vat литературно образованный sčítaný izobražen načitan litterär ผู้มีความรู้เกี่ยวกับการประพันธ์ çok okumuş, aydın 精通文學的 літературно освічений ادب دانی nhà văn 精通文学的