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I think you sense the metaphorical resonance of what you're writing without analysing it too carefully. That leads you down dead ends. You stop imagining things and start writing towards these themes.
Joseph O'Neill

Meaning of "metaphorical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METAPHORICAL

metaphorical  [ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAPHORICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metaphorical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METAPHORICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

metaphorical

Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. It is, put simply a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like or as. It is not to be mistaken with a simile which does use like or as in comparisons. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegory, hyperbole, and simile. One of the most prominent examples of a metaphor in English literature is the All the world's a stage monologue from As You Like It: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; —William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2/7 This quotation contains a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By figuratively asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses the points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey an understanding about the mechanics of the world and the lives of the people within it. The Philosophy of Rhetoric by I. A.

Definition of metaphorical in the English dictionary

The definition of metaphorical in the dictionary is of or relating to figures of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote; figurative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAPHORICAL


ahistorical
ˌeɪhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl
allegorical
ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəl
anaphorical
ˌænəˈfɒrɪkəl
categorical
ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪkəl
ethnohistorical
ˌeθnəʊhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
historical
hɪˈstɒrɪkəl
nonhistorical
ˌnɒnhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
nonmetaphorical
ˌnɒnˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl
oratorical
ˌɒrəˈtɒrɪkəl
phantasmagorical
fænˌtæzməˈɡɒrɪkəl
pictorical
pɪkˈtɒrɪkəl
plethorical
plɛˈθɒrɪkəl
prehistorical
ˌpriːhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl
rhetorical
rɪˈtɒrɪkəl
semaphorical
ˌsɛməˈfɒrɪkəl
sociohistorical
ˌsəʊsɪəʊhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
transhistorical
ˌtrænzhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
unhistorical
ˌʌnhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
unmetaphorical
ˌʌnˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl
unrhetorical
ˌʌnrɪˈtɒrɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAPHORICAL

metaphase
metaphor
metaphoric
metaphorically
metaphoricalness
metaphorist
metaphosphate
metaphosphoric acid
metaphrase
metaphrasis
metaphrast
metaphrastic
metaphrastical
metaphrastically
metaphysic
metaphysical
metaphysically
metaphysician
metaphysicise
metaphysicist

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAPHORICAL

aspherical
asymmetrical
chemical
chimerical
clerical
cylindrical
diametrical
electrical
empirical
geometrical
hysterical
lyrical
metrical
numerical
obstetrical
satirical
semiempirical
spherical
symmetrical
theatrical
unsymmetrical

Synonyms and antonyms of metaphorical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «METAPHORICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «metaphorical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of metaphorical

Translation of «metaphorical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAPHORICAL

Find out the translation of metaphorical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metaphorical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metaphorical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

比喻意义上的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metafórico
570 millions of speakers

English

metaphorical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतीकात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجازي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метафорическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metafórico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুপকশোভিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métaphorique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metafora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metaphorisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

比喩的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은유적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metafora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có ẩn ý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रूपकात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mecazi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metaforico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metaforyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метафоричне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metaforic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταφορική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metaforiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metaforisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metaforisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metaphorical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAPHORICAL»

The term «metaphorical» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAPHORICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metaphorical

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8 QUOTES WITH «METAPHORICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word metaphorical.
1
Ulrich Beck
But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be taken increasingly seriously and came to entail waging a real war.
2
David S. Goyer
Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical.
3
Iain McGilchrist
The world appears rectilinear, but is in fact curvilinear - a literal truth in physics, and a metaphorical one in metaphysics.
4
Joseph O'Neill
I think you sense the metaphorical resonance of what you're writing without analysing it too carefully. That leads you down dead ends. You stop imagining things and start writing towards these themes.
5
Neil Postman
'Cyberspace' is a metaphorical idea which is supposed to be the space where your consciousness is located when you're using computer technology on the Internet, for example, and I'm not entirely sure it's such a useful term, but I think that's what most people mean by it.
6
John Searle
Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples.
7
Kelly Slater
My belief is that 'heaven' and 'hell' are metaphorical terms for what you make of your life. In any instant, you have the ability to make your life total pleasure or total hell.
8
Robert Smithson
Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAPHORICAL»

Discover the use of metaphorical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metaphorical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language
"--Christianity and Crisis"Metaphorical Theology is a brilliant piece of writing which will make an important contribution both to new thinking on he nature of religious language and also to the dialogue between Christianity and Feminist ...
Sallie McFague, 1982
2
The Metaphorical Society: An Invitation to Social Theory
This book introduces the novice reader to modern social theory through the creative exploration of eight major metaphors that have shaped Western understandings of human society.
Daniel Rigney, 2001
3
A Strategy for a Metaphorical Reading of the Epistle of James
The author looks at five strategies involved with the use of metaphors: (1) how the metaphors form the thematic or argumentative core of the text; (2) how they reflect the writer's argument; (3) how they take advantage of the audience's ...
S. H. Ong, 1996
4
Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel: John’s ...
In Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel, Beth M. Stovell examines the metaphor of Jesus as king throughout the Fourth Gospel using an interdisciplinary metaphor theory incorporating cognitive and systemic functional ...
Beth M. Stovell, 2012
5
Metaphorical World Politics
Argues that language and metaphor are important parts of international political reality. This work forces those primarily interested in metaphors to think about applications and implications beyond the text.
Francis A. Beer, Christ'l de Landtsheer, 2004
6
Metaphorical Journey
Metaphorical Journey is a poetic catalogue of the Vladimir Kush’s major paintings and drawings through 2002.
‎2002
7
A Metaphorical God: An Abecedary of Images for God
A collection of 26 thought-provoking meditations on the name of God.
Gail Ramshaw, 1995
8
Communicating Biological Sciences: Ethical and Metaphorical ...
Communicating Biological Sciences discusses the 'ethics' of science communication in light of recent developments in biotechnology and biomedicine.
Ms Brigitte Nerlich, Dr Richard Elliott, Mr Brendon Larson, 2012
9
From Etymology to Pragmatics: Metaphorical and Cultural ...
This book offers a new approach to the analysis of the multiple meanings of English modals, conjunctions, conditionals, and perception verbs.
Eve Sweetser, 1991
10
Metaphorical Stories for Child Therapy: Of Magic and Miracles
These stories become core metaphors to be referred to throughout treatment, and children find them enjoyable and memorable. There have been a number of books published in recent years on metaphor and therapeutic stories.
Pat Pernicano, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAPHORICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metaphorical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Chiklis joins Gotham
Besides all that metaphorical lumber-savaging, the “law-and-order zealot” Barnes becomes an ally and mentor to Ben McKenzie's Jim Gordon, ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
2
4 ways to manage an overwhelming number of IT initiatives
Hanging out a metaphorical "No room at the inn" sign may cause constituents to go elsewhere. Furthermore, technology is changing very ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»
3
The Unbearable Elusiveness of Natural Language Translation
Young Ludwig thought it possible to purge natural language of every vestige of metaphorical ambiguity, every distortion that might bend a ... «STRATFOR, Jul 15»
4
Google spearheads an industry group to help developers build web …
Containers make it super-easy to package up a bunch of code into a metaphorical box (a container, get it?) so that it can run on any computing ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
5
Caitlyn Jenner Opens Up About Working With Versace, Is Named …
Whisking her metaphorical magic wand (and obviously getting a little help from her handy dressmakers), Donatella delivered a fairytale look for ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
6
The greatest thing to happen to mankind is - Christianity or Science …
... but through the coloured filters of emotional Bible fables, metaphorical tales, allegories, myths, hunches, biases, revelation, inner witness and ... «News24, Jul 15»
7
This Fast-Food Cricket Milkshake Might Save the World
The environmental efficacy is just the metaphorical cherry on top. Though the bugged-out shake itself won't solve food insecurity in developing ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
8
The memorial to communism in Ottawa is a poor example of public …
Located at the spatial and metaphorical heart of the nation, between its highest court and its archival repository, will now exist a monument ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
9
Hurt after Lord's? Don't despair
... the wicket accompanied by giant metaphorical animatronic question marks that are audibly barking, "Well then?" as those players take guard, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
10
Why Judd Apatow Isn't Letting His Anti-Bill Cosby Crusade Go
And from that standpoint, the paternal connection is both literal and metaphorical. “I'm a comedian. I see him a little bit as our comedy dad. «Flavorwire, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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