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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "literal"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "figuratively"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "figurativeness"
}
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"args": {
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"2": "frm",
"3": "figuratif"
},
"expansion": "Middle French figuratif",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle French figuratif.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more figurative",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most figurative",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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{
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"expansion": "figurative (comparative more figurative, superlative most figurative)",
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "figure"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "transferred sense"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2005 May 1, “The Sea of Love”, in New York Times",
"text": "The lovers she seems to pursue with her figurative language in fact retreat under the barrage of similes, metaphors and fables.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig."
],
"id": "en-figurative-en-adj-h5byNyPB",
"links": [
[
"metaphor",
"metaphor"
],
[
"simile",
"simile"
],
[
"metonym",
"metonym"
],
[
"figure of speech",
"figure of speech"
],
[
"literal",
"literal"
],
[
"figure",
"figure"
],
[
"pig",
"pig"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istiʕāriyy",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "اِسْتِعَارِيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "majāziyy",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "مَجَازِيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ramziyy",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "رَمْزِيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "məcazi"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prenosen",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "преносен"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "metaforičen",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "метафоричен"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figuratiu"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǐyù",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "比喻"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "象徵"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàngzhēng",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "象征"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "přenesený"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "obrazný"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "overført"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "billedlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "overdrachtelijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figuurlijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "kujundlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "kuvaannollinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figuratif"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figuré"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "figurativo"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "meṭaporuli",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "მეტაფორული"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xaṭovani",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "ხატოვანი"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gadaṭaniti",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "გადატანითი"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "bildlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figürlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "metaphorisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "symbolisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "übertragen"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "uneigentlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "verblümt"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "metaforikós",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "μεταφορικός"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "tropikós",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "τροπικός"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "átvitt"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "képletes"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "jelképes"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figurativo"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"alt": "ひゆてきな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiyuteki-na",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "比喩的な"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "tropicus"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "billedlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "biletleg"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figurat"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "este'âri",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "استعاری"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "engâri",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "انگاری"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "przenośny"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figurativo"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "figurativ"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perenósnyj",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "перено́сный"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "óbraznyj",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "о́бразный"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "figurálʹnyj",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "фигура́льный"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metaforíčeskij",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "метафори́ческий"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "samhlachail"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figurativo"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figurado"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "traslaticio"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "figurativ"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "mecazi"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "óbraznyj",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "о́бразний"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perenósnyj",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "перено́сний"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 7 20 2 14",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "metaphorical; not literal",
"word": "nghĩa bóng"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Metaphorically so called."
],
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"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prenosen",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "преносен"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "såkaldt"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "symbolsk"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gadaṭaniti mnišvnelobit",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "გადატანითი მნიშვნელობით"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "im übertragenen Sinne"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "átvitt értelemben"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 94 1 1 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "metaphorically so called",
"word": "figurat"
}
]
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],
"glosses": [
"With many figures of speech."
],
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"_dis1": "22 0 72 1 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obrazen",
"sense": "with many figures of speech",
"word": "образен"
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{
"_dis1": "22 0 72 1 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "with many figures of speech",
"word": "bilderreich"
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{
"_dis1": "22 0 72 1 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polýsimos",
"sense": "with many figures of speech",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "πολύσημος"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 0 72 1 5",
"code": "oc",
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"word": "figurat"
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{
"_dis1": "22 0 72 1 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "porâste'âre",
"sense": "with many figures of speech",
"word": "پراستعاره"
}
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"glosses": [
"Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative"
],
"id": "en-figurative-en-adj-q3ufQMVq",
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"Emblematic",
"emblematic"
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[
"symbolic",
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],
[
"representative",
"representative"
],
[
"exemplative",
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"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "emblematic",
"word": "sinnbildlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "emblematic",
"word": "symbolisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eikastikós",
"sense": "emblematic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "εικαστικός"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "emblematic",
"word": "jelképes"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "emblematic",
"word": "szimbolikus"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "emblematic",
"word": "figurat"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 97 1",
"code": "oc",
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"word": "figuratiu"
}
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"langcode": "en",
"name": "Art",
"orig": "en:Art",
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"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
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{
"text": "1875-1886, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy\nThey belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art."
],
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"art",
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[
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"abstract art",
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"raw_glosses": [
"(art) Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art."
],
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"art",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "art",
"word": "figuurlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "art",
"word": "figuratiu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "art",
"word": "figurativ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "art",
"word": "figurativ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "art",
"word": "figurativ"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/"
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"pos": "adj",
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"form_of": [
{
"word": "figuratif"
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],
"glosses": [
"feminine singular of figuratif"
],
"id": "en-figurative-fr-adj-YsPpmTT2",
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"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "adj",
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{
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"inflection of figurativ:\n## strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular\n## strong nominative/accusative plural\n## weak nominative all-gender singular\n## weak accusative feminine/neuter singular",
"strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular"
],
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"inflection of figurativ:\n"
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"inflection of figurativ:\n## strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular\n## strong nominative/accusative plural\n## weak nominative all-gender singular\n## weak accusative feminine/neuter singular",
"strong nominative/accusative plural"
],
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/De-figurative.ogg",
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],
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