literary
Relating to literatureRelating to literature.
» From a literary point of view, his work is a failure.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesRelating to literature.
literary fame
a literary history
literarisch, schriftstellerisch
литерату́рныйliteratúrnyj, кни́жныйknížnyj
літерату́рнийliteratúrnyj, книжко́вийknyžkóvyj
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
a literary man
literarisch, schriftstellerisch (tätig)
писа́тельскийpisátelʹskij, литера́торскийliterátorskij
письме́ннецькийpysʹménnecʹkyj, літера́торськийliterátorsʹkyj, писе́мницькийpysémnycʹkyj
knowledgeable about literature
Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
gehoben
кни́жныйknížnyj
книжко́вийknyžkóvyj
Bookish.
Examples
77 sentencesFrom a literary point of view, his work is a failure.
No one was aware of her literary talent.
Ніхто і не здогадувався про її літературний талант. — deniko
ruНикто не знал о ее литературном таланте. — afyodor
The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next.
Релігія одного віку це літературне дозвілля наступного. — shanghainese
deDie Religion einer Epoche ist die literarische Zerstreuung der nachfolgenden. — al_ex_an_der
Can computers actually translate literary works?
А чи можуть комп'ютери перекладати літературні твори? — aandrusiak
ruМогут ли компьютеры на самом деле переводить литературные тексты? — Hellerick
I don't believe in the supernatural, but I am fascinated by the literary God.
Я не вірю у надприроднє, але мене захоплює літературний песонаж бога. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
From French littéraire.From French littéraire.
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Forms
more literary, most literary| Comparative | more literary Lesson |
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| Superlative | most literary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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