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figurative meaning and definition
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Definition of figurative (adjective)
- (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
- "figurative language"
- synonyms: nonliteral
- antonym: literal
- consisting of or forming human or animal figures
- "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
- synonyms: figural
Source: Princeton University Wordnet