literal
Meanings
Plural: literals
Noun
- a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
- A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
- A propositional variable or the negation of a propositional variable. ᵂᵖ
- Misspelling of littoral.
Adjective Satellite
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
- "a literal solitude like a desert"
- without interpretation or embellishment
- "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
- avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
- "it's the literal truth"
Adjective
- limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
- "a literal translation"
Adj
- Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties
- That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given scripture is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it; (specifically) following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation
- Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
- Unimaginative; matter-of-fact
- Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
- Misspelling of littoral.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English literal, from Old French literal, from Late Latin litteralis or literalis (“of or pertaining to letters or to writing”), from Latin littera or litera (“a letter”). See letter.
Synonyms
actual, erratum, genuine, literal constant, literal error, misprint, real, typo, typographical error
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
literal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordliteral is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
literal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary