figurative

• Beschreibt Sprache, die bildliche Ausdrücke wie Metaphern oder Vergleiche verwendet, um eine vom wörtlichen Sinn verschiedene Bedeutung zu vermitteln; auch in der Kunst: nicht gegenständlich, sondern formsymbolisch oder abstrahierend.

Describes language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors or similes, to convey a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

1. Not literalB2formal

   Using words in a way that is different from their usual meaning to create a special effect or picture in the reader's mind.

   übertragen

   • The phrase 'a sea of troubles' is a figurative expression.
   • She used figurative language to describe her emotions.
   • Poetry often relies on figurative meanings rather than literal ones.

   Synonymeallegoricalemblematicmetaphoricalnonliteralpoeticrepresentativesymbolic

   Antonymeexactliteralprosaic

2. RepresentationalB2formal

   Representing something by a figure or symbol; symbolic.

   Gegenständlich

   • The painting is figurative, depicting a landscape rather than abstract shapes.
   • In figurative art, the subject is recognizable.
   • The statue is a figurative representation of justice.

   Synonymeemblematicfiguralrepresentationalrepresentativesymbolic

   Antonymeactualconcreteliteral