literary (redirected from literariness)

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

Adjective

1. of or characteristic of literature: literary criticism

2. knowledgeable about literature

3. (of a word) used chiefly in written work; not colloquial [Latin litterarius concerning reading and writing]

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

Translations

literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ] adj → literario

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literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ] adj → littéraire

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literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ] adj → literarisch

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literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ] adj → letterario/a