Definition of FIGURAL

figural

Adjective Satellite

  • consisting of or forming human or animal figures; ; - Herbert Read
    • "a figural design"

Adj

  • Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
  • Figurative, not literal.
  • Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.
  • Pertaining to a figure, shape.
  • Pertaining to (human) figures.
  • Figurate.

Adjective

  • Representing a human or animal form; pictorial.

Examples

  • His Scrabble strategy was FIGURAL, seeing patterns on the board rather than just letters.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French figural, from late Latin figūrālis, from figūra (“figure”).

Synonyms

figurative

Scrabble Score: 11

figural: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
figural: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
figural: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

figural: valid Words With Friends Word