metaphorical
Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphorPertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
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» Poetry is the expression of truth in metaphorical language.
Поезія — це вираження правди за допомогою мови метафор. — oromashka
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Examples
3 sentencesPoetry is the expression of truth in metaphorical language.
Поезія — це вираження правди за допомогою мови метафор. — oromashka
"Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.
This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.
Meaning
1 sensesPertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
metaphorical answer
metaphorical depiction
metaphorisch
метафори́ческийmetaforíčeskij, перено́сныйperenósnyj, о́бразныйóbraznyj
метафори́чнийmetaforýčnyj
- expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
Forms
more metaphorical, most metaphorical| Comparative | more metaphorical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most metaphorical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another:metaphoric
Word family
10 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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