literal

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Syn:
misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error
• Derivationally related forms:
misprint (for: misprint)
• Hypernyms:
error, mistake

II - adjective

1. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something (Freq. 10)
- her actual motive
- "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
- a genuine dilemma
• Syn:
actual, genuine, real
• Similar to:
true
• Derivationally related forms:
realness (for: real), reality (for: real), literalness, genuineness (for: genuine)
2. without interpretation or embellishment (Freq. 1)
- a literal depiction of the scene before him
• Similar to:
exact
• Derivationally related forms:
literalness
3. limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
- a literal translation
• Ant:
figurative
• Similar to:
denotative, explicit
• See Also:
exact, unrhetorical
• Derivationally related forms:
literalness
4. avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
- it's the literal truth
• Similar to:
plain

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  actual, genuine, real, misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  figurative, nonliteral