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metaphorical

/ˌmet.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəl/

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adjective

/ˌmet.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəl/B2formal
  • ruОписывает язык или значение, которое является символическим или образным, а не буквальным.

Describes language or meaning that is symbolic or figurative, not literal.

  1. Figurative languageB2formal

    Relating to or using a metaphor; not literal but symbolic or representative.

    ruМетафорический

    • The poet used a metaphorical description of love as a rose.
    • His speech was full of metaphorical expressions.
    • She explained the concept in a metaphorical way.

    Synonymsallegoricalallusiveanalogicalconnotativeemblematicfigurativenonliteralrepresentativesymbolic

    Antonymsactualliteralreal

  2. Symbolic meaningB2formal

    Representing something else, often abstract, through comparison.

    ruМетафорический

    • The journey was a metaphorical representation of his life.
    • The dark clouds were metaphorical for his sadness.
    • The painting is a metaphorical commentary on society.

    Synonymsallegoricalemblematicfigurativerepresentativesymbolic

    Antonymsactualconcreteliteral

Forms
  • more metaphorical comparative form
  • most metaphorical superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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