literal
Plural: literals
Noun
- A small error in printing or writing; a typographical error.
- a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
- A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
- A propositional variable, or the negation of a propositional variable. ᵂᵖ
- Misspelling of littoral.
Adjective Satellite
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
- "a literal solitude like a desert"
- without interpretation or embellishment
- "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
- avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
- "it's the literal truth"
Adjective
- limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
- "a literal translation"
Adj
- Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- Actual, real, physical.
- That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
- Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
- Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
- Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
- Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
- Misspelling of littoral.
Examples
- a literal equation
- A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.
- One LITERAL mistake in spelling can cost you valuable points in Words With Friends.
- Telemarketers are the literal worst.
- The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English literal, from Old French literal, from Late Latin litteralis or literalis (“of or pertaining to letters or to writing”), from Latin littera or litera (“a letter”). See letter.
Synonyms
actual, erratum, genuine, literal error, misprint, real, typo, typographical error, literal constant, verbatim, word-for-word
Antonyms
figurative, illiteral, metaphorical, nonliteral, {{l|en|free}
Scrabble Score: 7
literal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordliteral: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
literal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary