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Definition of Nonliteral
1. Adjective. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech. "Figurative language"
Similar to: Analogical, Extended, Metaphoric, Metaphorical, Metonymic, Metonymical, Poetic, Synecdochic, Synecdochical, Tropical
Also: Rhetorical
Antonyms: Literal
Definition of Nonliteral
1. Adjective. Not literal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonliteral
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonliteral
Literary usage of Nonliteral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. SAS/GRAPH 9.1 Reference by SAS Institute (2004)
"Items in italic can represent user-supplied values that are either n nonliteral
values assigned to an argument (for example, axis-color in ..."
2. A Testimony of Jesus Christ by Anthony/Charles Garland (2007)
"When a nonliteral view of these passages is adopted, this robs the original
recipients of the promises as God gave them: Adopting a nonliteral view of the ..."
3. Oil and Gas Rights on the Public Domain and on Private Lands: Discovery and by Robert Stewart Morrison, Emilio Dominguez De Soto (1920)
"The lessee conceding such fact, a nonliteral compliance with the lease, claimed
that the lessor should not be allowed to take the well and make a profit ..."
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