literal as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
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literal
noun
1 literal
adjective
1 literal
Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something:
— A literal solitude like a desert.
synonyms: actual, genuine, real.
Roget 19:
imitated
etc.
v.;
mock,
mimic;
modelled after,
molded on.
paraphrastic;
literal;
imitative;
secondhand;
imitable;
aping,
apish,
mimicking.
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Roget 494:
real,
actual
etc.
(existing)
1;
veritable,
true;
right,
correct;
certain
etc.
474;
substantially true,
categorically true,
definitively true
&c.;
true to the letter,
true as gospel;
unimpeachable;
veracious
etc.
543;
unreconfuted†,
unconfuted†;
unideal†,
unimagined;
realistic.
exact,
accurate,
definite,
precise,
well-defined,
just,
just so,
so;
strict,
severe;
close
etc.
(similar)
17;
literal;
rigid,
rigorous;
scrupulous
etc.
(conscientious)
939;
religiously exact,
punctual,
mathematical,
scientific;
faithful,
constant,
unerring;
curious,
particular,
nice,
delicate,
fine;
clean-cut,
clear-cut.
verified,
empirically true,
experimentally verified,
substantiated,
proven
(demonstrated)
478.
rigorously true,
unquestionably true.
true by definition.
genuine,
authentic,
legitimate;
orthodox
etc.
983.1;
official,
ex officio.
pure,
natural,
sound,
sterling;
unsophisticated,
unadulterated,
unvarnished,
unalloyed,
uncolored;
in its true colors;
pukka†.
well-grounded,
well founded;
solid,
substantial,
tangible,
valid;
undistorted,
undisguised;
unaffected,
unexaggerated,
unromantic,
unflattering.
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Roget 516:
meaning
etc.
v.;
expressive,
suggestive,
allusive;
significant,
significative†,
significatory†;
pithy;
full of meaning,
pregnant with meaning.
declaratory
etc.
535;
intelligible
etc.
518;
literal;
synonymous;
tantamount
etc.
(equivalent)
27;
implied
etc.
(latent)
526;
explicit
etc.
525.
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Roget 522:
explanatory,
expository;
explicative,
explicatory;
exegetical†;
construable.
polyglot;
literal;
paraphrastic,
metaphrastic†;
consignificative†,
synonymous;
equivalent
etc.
27.
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Roget 525:
manifest,
apparent;
salient,
striking,
demonstrative,
prominent,
in the foreground,
notable,
pronounced.
flagrant;
notorious
etc.
(public)
531;
arrant;
stark staring;
unshaded,
glaring.
defined,
definite.
distinct,
conspicuous
etc.
(visible)
446;
obvious,
evident,
unmistakable,
indubitable,
not to be mistaken,
palpable,
self-evident,
autoptical†;
intelligible
etc.
518.
plain,
clear,
clear as day,
clear as daylight,
clear as noonday;
plain as a pike staff,
plain as the sun at noon-day,
plain as the nose on one's face,
plain as the way to parish church.
explicit,
overt,
patent,
express;
ostensible;
open,
open as day;
naked,
bare,
literal,
downright,
undisguised,
exoteric.
unreserved,
frank,
plain-spoken
etc.
(artless)
703;
candid
(veracious)
543;
barefaced.
manifested
etc.
v.;
disclosed
etc.
529;
capable of being shown,
producible;
inconcealable†,
unconcealable;
no secret.
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Roget 561:
literal;
alphabetical,
abecedarian;
syllabic;
majuscular†,
minuscular†;
uncial
etc.
(writing)
590.
Roget 562:
verbal,
literal;
titular,
nominal.
conjugate
[Similarly derived],
paronymous†;
derivative.
Roget 772:
observant,
faithful,
true,
loyal;
honorable
etc.
939;
true as the dial to the sun,
true as the needle to the pole;
punctual,
punctilious;
literal
etc.
(exact)
494;
as good as one's word.
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2 literal
Without interpretation or embellishment.
Polish: dosłowny
3 literal
Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.
Polish: dosłowny
4 literal
Avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis).
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