figurative

fig·u·ra·tive  (fgyr--tv)

adj.

1.

a. Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical: figurative language.

b. Containing many figures of speech; ornate.

2. Represented by a figure or resemblance; symbolic or emblematic.

3. Of or relating to artistic representation by means of animal or human figures.

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figu·ra·tive·ly adv.

figu·ra·tive·ness n.

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figurative [ˈfɪgərətɪv]

adj

1. (Literature / Rhetoric) of the nature of, resembling, or involving a figure of speech; not literal; metaphorical

2. (Literature / Rhetoric) using or filled with figures of speech

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) representing by means of an emblem, likeness, figure, etc.

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (in painting, sculpture, etc.) of, relating to, or characterized by the naturalistic representation of the external world

figuratively  adv

figurativeness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	figurative - (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" nonliteral rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" literal - limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"
	2.	figurative - consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read figural representational - (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen; "representational art"; "representational images"

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figurative

adjective symbolical, representative, abstract, allegorical, typical, tropical (Rhetoric), imaginative, ornate, descriptive, fanciful, pictorial, metaphorical, flowery, florid, poetical, emblematical both the literal and figurative sense
symbolical true, simple, accurate, exact, faithful, factual, literal, prosaic, unvarnished, unpoetical

Translations

figurative [ˈfɪgərətɪv] ADJ

1. [meaning] → figurado; [expression] → metafórico

2. (Art) → figurativo

figurative [ˈfɪgərətɪv] adj [sense] → figuré(e)
in a figurative sense → au sens figuré

figurative

adj

(= metaphorical) language → bildlich; use, sense → übertragen; in a figurative sense → im übertragenen Sinn

(Art) art, painting, sculpture, artist → gegenständlich

figurative [ˈfɪgərətɪv] adj (meaning) → figurato/a (Art) → figurativo/a

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figurative [ˈfɪgərətɪv] adj (meaning) → figurato/a (Art) → figurativo/a