nonliteral

• Bezeichnet Sprache oder Bedeutung, die nicht wörtlich zu verstehen ist; sie ist übertragen, bildlich oder metaphorisch.

Describes language or meaning that is not literal; figurative or metaphorical.

1. Figurative or metaphoricalB2formal

   Describing language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors or idioms, rather than exact or factual meanings.

   Nicht wörtlich

   • The phrase 'break a leg' is a nonliteral expression meaning good luck.
   • Poetry often relies on nonliteral language to convey emotions.
   • Understanding nonliteral meanings is important for interpreting literature.

   Synonymeallegoricalfigurativemetaphoricalsymbolic

   Antonymeexactfactualliteral