Thesaurus: figurative

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1. a. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative.
2. a. Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions.
3. a. Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description.
4. a. Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2.
5. adj. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
6. adj. consisting of or forming human or animal figures
7. 1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity. Hooker. 2. Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions. 3. Ambounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description. 4. Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2. They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form. J. A. Symonds. Figurative counterpointdescant. See under Figurate. -- Fig"ur*a*tive*ly, adv. -- Fig"ur*a*tive*ness, n.
8. j:100 a. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech