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literalness

/ˈlɪt.ər.əl.nəs/

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noun

/ˈlɪt.ər.əl.nəs/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние строгого следования точному или конкретному значению слов или действий, без образного или метафорического толкования.

A noun referring to the quality or state of adhering strictly to the exact or concrete meaning of words or actions, without figurative or metaphorical interpretation.

uncountable

  1. Adherence to exact meaningC1formal

    The quality of interpreting or representing words or statements in their most basic, concrete sense without metaphor or exaggeration.

    ruБуквальность

    • The literalness of his translation made the poetry sound flat.
    • Her literalness often caused misunderstandings in casual conversation.
    • The lawyer's argument relied on the literalness of the contract's wording.

    Synonymsexactitudeexactnessfaithfulnessliteralismprecisionstrictness

    Antonymsimprecisionloosenessmetaphor

Forms
  • literalnesses plural form
  • literalnesses' possessive plural form
  • literalness's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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