Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fig-yer-uh-tiv]
- /ˈfɪg yər ə tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fig-yer-uh-tiv]
- /ˈfɪg yər ə tɪv/
Definitions of nonfigurative word
- adjective nonfigurative of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic. 1
- adjective nonfigurative metaphorically so called: His remark was a figurative boomerang. 1
- adjective nonfigurative abounding in or fond of figures of speech: Elizabethan poetry is highly figurative. Synonyms: ornate, ornamental, flowery, elaborate, florid, grandiloquent. 1
- adjective nonfigurative representing by means of a figure or likeness, as in drawing or sculpture. 1
- adjective nonfigurative representing by a figure or emblem; emblematic. 1
- noun nonfigurative Not figurative. 1
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Origin of nonfigurative
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin figūrātīvus (see figure) + -ive; replacing Middle English figuratif < Middle French
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Parts of speech for Nonfigurative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonfigurative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nonfigurative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nonfigurative
adjective nonfigurative
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
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