Adjective: figurative fi-g(y)u-ru-tiv
- (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
"figurative language";
- nonliteral
- Consisting of or forming human or animal figures
"the figurative art of the humanistic tradition";
- figural
See also: analogical, extended, metaphoric, metaphorical, metonymic, metonymical, poetic, representational, rhetorical, synecdochic, synecdochical, tropical
Antonym: literal
Encyclopedia: Figurative