literal
US /ˈlɪtərəl/
・UK /ˈlɪtərəl/
B1
adj.AdjectiveBeing the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
The saying 'cart before the horse' is not meant to be literal
adj.AdjectiveBeing real and true and without exaggerating
The literal meaning is easier to understand than the figurative meaning
adj.AdjectiveWithout interpretation or embellishment; prosaic
He has a literal mind and cannot understand irony.
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The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- That concept came to Wallace in a literal fever dream as he lay bedridden with malaria during part of his eight-year trip around the Malay Archipelago.
That concept came to Wallace in a literal fever dream as he lay bedridden with malaria during part of his eight-year trip around the Malay Archipelago.
- That concept came to Wallace in a literal fever dream, as he lay bedridden with malaria during part of his eight-year trip around the Malay Archipelago.
That concept came to Wallace in a literal fever dream, as he lay bedridden with malaria during part of his eight-year trip around the Malay Archipelago.
My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
- As absolutely pissed off as I was at these girls, I honestly didn't have any energy left to rant to them about how they were being literal dirt wipes.
As absolutely pissed off as I was at these girls, I honestly didn't have any energy left to rant to them about how they were being literal dirt wipes.
- As absolutely pissed off as I was at these girls, I honestly didn't have any energy left to rant to them about how they were being literal dirtwipes.
As absolutely pissed off as I was at these girls, I honestly didn't have any energy left to rant to them about how they were being literal dirtwipes.
3 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You
- An important side note is that when we're breaking down a joke, the literal words are less important than the subtext, because the subtext is often opposite to what someone is literally saying.
An important side note is that when we're breaking down a joke, the literal words are less important than the subtext, because the subtext is often opposite to what someone is literally saying.
- the literal words are less important
the literal words are less important
iPhone 15/15 Pro Impressions: Not Just USB-C!
- And if you have that little button up at the top here, it'll actually show a literal percentage of how much battery you have left, or if you're plugged in,
And if you have that little button up at the top here, it'll actually show a literal percentage of how much battery you have left, or if you're plugged in,
- And if you have that little button up at the top here, it'll actually show a literal percentage of how much battery you have left.
And if you have that little button up at the top here, it'll actually show a literal percentage of how much battery you have left.
Junk food addiction: BBC News Review
- Right, so is that it? It's very literal.
Right, so is that it? It's very literal.
- It's very literal.
It's very literal.
Friends say goodbye to Matthew Perry: BBC News Review
- Now, this sounds like a metaphorical meaning. Does it have a literal use?
Now, this sounds like a metaphorical meaning. Does it have a literal use?
- Does it have a literal use?
Does it have a literal use?
The Prestige: Hiding In Plain Sight
- but if you know the film, you know that this text also has a literal function because these hats are the prestige of the prestige itself.
but if you know the film, you know that this text also has a literal function because these hats are the prestige of the prestige itself.
- you know that this text also has a literal function,
you know that this text also has a literal function,
Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day: BBC News Review
- the ground moved, it's a literal meaning.
the ground moved, it's a literal meaning.
- that's not literal?
that's not literal?
US & UK strike Houthis: BBC News Review
- sounds very literal
sounds very literal
- this phrase a lot in a very literal sense. This morning
this phrase a lot in a very literal sense. This morning
Milan ice cream ban: BBC News Review
- this isn't literal - literally it's when one country says to another country
this isn't literal - literally it's when one country says to another country