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Meaning of "nonliteral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NONLITERAL

nonliteral  [ˌnɒnˈlɪtərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONLITERAL

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

WHAT DOES NONLITERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nonliteral in the English dictionary

The definition of nonliteral in the dictionary is not literal, figurative.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONLITERAL


bilateral
baɪˈlætərəl
biliteral
ˌbaɪˈlɪtərəl
circumlittoral
ˌsɜːkəmˈlɪtərəl
clitoral
ˈklɪtərəl
collateral
kɒˈlætərəl
doctoral
ˈdɒktərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
literal
ˈlɪtərəl
littoral
ˈlɪtərəl
midlittoral
ˌmɪdˈlɪtərəl
overliteral
ˌəʊvəˈlɪtərəl
pastoral
ˈpɑːstərəl
pluriliteral
ˌplʊrɪˈlɪtərəl
presbyteral
prɛzˈbɪtərəl
quadriliteral
ˌkwɒdrɪˈlɪtərəl
sublittoral
sʌbˈlɪtərəl
triliteral
traɪˈlɪtərəl
unilateral
ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl
uniliteral
ˌjuːnɪˈlɪtərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONLITERAL

nonlegume
nonleguminous
nonlethal
nonlevel
nonlexical
nonliable
nonlibrary
nonlife
nonlinear
nonlinearity
nonlinguistic
nonliquid
nonliterary
nonliterate
nonliving
nonlocal
nonlogical
nonloving
nonloyal
nonluminous

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONLITERAL

chapteral
coleopteral
contralateral
dipteral
dorsolateral
enteral
equilateral
federal
hemipteral
ipsilateral
monopteral
multilateral
parenteral
peripteral
posterolateral
quadrilateral
septilateral
sphincteral
trilateral
ureteral
ventrolateral

Synonyms and antonyms of nonliteral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nonliteral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONLITERAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

非字面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no literal
570 millions of speakers

English

nonliteral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nonliteral
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nonliteral
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nonliteral
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nonliteral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nonliteral
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nonliteral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nonliteral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nonliteral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非リテラル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nonliteral
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonliteral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nonliteral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூறுவதென்னவென்றால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॉन लिटरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mecazi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non letterale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nonliteral
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nonliteral
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nonliteral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nonliteral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nonliteral
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nonliteral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nonliteral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonliteral

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONLITERAL»

The term «nonliteral» is normally little used and occupies the 142.171 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONLITERAL» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «NONLITERAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nonliteral.
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Jeffrey Kluger
We're learning how important it is both to preserve sibling relationships if they work and repair them if they're broken. We're also learning a lot about nonliteral siblings - stepsiblings, half-siblings - and the surprising power they can have.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONLITERAL»

Discover the use of nonliteral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonliteral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
Each entry contains a description of the historical background of each of the two types of language, and the works that record the terms.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
2
The Literal and Nonliteral in Language and Thought
Papers in this volume connect these folk models to the more scientific notions of the literal/nonliteral distinction proposed by philosophers, linguists, and cognitive scientists.
Seana Coulson, Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, 2005
3
Encyclopedia of Creativity
The use of such so-called nonliteral language is pervasive; some common examples are metaphor (e.g., ``Juliet is the sun,'' ``my car is a lemon''), idioms ( e.g., ``kick the bucket,'' ``blow one's stack''), and indirect requests (``Do you have a ...
Mark A. Runco, Steven R. Pritzker, 1999
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Figurative Language Comprehension: Social and Cultural ...
Speakers might also blend literal, nonliteral, and types of nonliteral language in different ways according to such variables. Indeed, an often discussed phenomenon of nonliteral language is that itaffords incredible flexibility incommunication.
Herbert L. Colston, Albert N. Katz, 2004
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Metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics: Selected Papers from the ...
It is the task of step 4, nonliteral analogy identification, to attend to these unexpressed properties and fill them in at the appropriate slots of the incomplete comparison statement generated by rule Ml. However, the derivation of the incomplete ...
Raymond W. Gibbs, Gerard Steen, 1999
6
Figurative Language and Thought
Thus, one is as quick at comprehending nonliteral as literal sentences. Presumably the equivalency in processing of literal and nonliteral meaning depends on a set of contextual factors, such as the elaboration of background information (e.g., ...
Albert N. Katz Professor of Psychology University of Western Ontario, Cristina Cacciari Professor of Psychology University of Bologna, Santa Cruz Raymond W. Gibbs Jr. Professor of Psychology University of California, 1998
7
Encyclopedia of Creativity, Two-Volume Set
The use of such so-called nonliteral language is pervasive; some common examples are metaphor (e.g., ``Juliet is the sun,'' ``my car is a lemon''), idioms ( e.g., ``kick the bucket,'' ``blow one's stack''), and indirect requests (``Do you have a ...
Steven R. Pritzker, 1999
8
The Handbook of the Neuropsychology of Language
Nonliteral expressions constitute a challenge for comprehension as they go beyond the literal meaning of the words and require the ability to process more than the literal meaning of an utterance in order to grasp the speaker's intention in a ...
Miriam Faust, 2012
9
Principles of Neural Coding
Moreover, the timing of the spikes conveys information about stimulus identity, so the code is nonliteral. This is a nonliteral code that is correlation-dependent. Figure l7.4c shows the critical case. The neuron is Poisson and differentiates ...
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, Stefano Panzeri, 2013
10
Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics
Nonliteral sounds include the boings, hisses, and whams in a cartoon that accompany the incredible feats of the main character, the romantic music during a tender love scene on the beach, or the rhythmic theme that introduces the evening ...
Herbert Zettl, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONLITERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonliteral is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Even Zohar Construction and Remodeling, Inc. v. Bellaire …
For the same reason, to characterize section 473(b) as having a remedial purpose also does not justify giving it a nonliteral interpretation. «The Recorder, Jul 15»
2
LARRY LITTLE | Around we go, from highways to high courts
... in a nonliteral sense one that supplies a metaphor for current event “projects under construction,” from as close as our state capital to as far away as Greece. «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»
3
Do Moralists Make Bad Novelists?
For her, ethics are measured and expressed in nonliteral units: the sorts of people to whom she chooses to extend her theory of mind, the small ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Their video study guides aim to keep it sketchy
... illustrate biological or legal terms and concepts, using wordplay and nonliteral interpretations of the terms to help students better remember. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
5
'August: Osage County' Is A Natural Tour De Force At The …
... for an out-of-doors theatre, but those with a taste for the abstract and nonliteral can appreciate the sprawling openness it provides for a play. «Neon Tommy, Jun 15»
6
After traveling the world, LA artist Mark Bradford gets a solo show in …
... in the critically acclaimed "Freestyle," the 2001 exhibition of so-called post-black art that looked at the complex and nonliteral ways in which ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
7
A Dean Ambrose push is what's truly best for business
... from WWE Creative, which makes us have to imagine what he could become if WWE actually strapped a nonliteral rocket underneath him. «Cageside Seats, May 15»
8
Opera and Drama, Deconstructed in London
... in Hamburg in March 2014, and the evening thrums to an interest in nonliteral modes of drama that is especially prevalent on the Continent. «New York Times, Apr 15»
9
Comedian Rob Corddry Says Working at The Daily Show Sucked …
And he's a nonliteralist and I love nonliteral Christians. They're all talking about the same things as the Buddhists. Guys like that are branded ... «Adweek, Apr 15»
10
OpnLttr: Is this the most passive-aggressive site on the Internet?
... in fact, subtweeted since the Romans, in a certain nonliteral manner of speaking. The open letter is an old art form. While the term itself dates ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»

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