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Word of the Day for IELTS & ENGLISH

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figurative

adjective
अलंकृत, औपचारिक, रंगीन, साकार, सुन्दर, प्रतीकात्मक, लाक्षणिक, आलंकारिक, प्रतिरूपी, रूपकात्मक, दृष्टान्तरूपी, रूपवत, व्यंजनापूर्ण

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
Synonyms: nonliteral

Example: "figurative language"

consisting of or forming human or animal figures
Synonyms: figural

Examples: "a figural design"
"the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"

Antonyms of figurative: literal

noun colocations:
figurative language लाक्षणिक भाषा
figurative sense लाक्षणिक अर्थ
figurative meaning लाक्षणिक अर्थ
figurative representation लाक्षणिक प्रतिरूप
figurative style लाक्षणिक शैली
figurative terms लाक्षणिक शब्द
figurative sculpture प्रतीकात्मक मूर्ति
figurative interpretation लाक्षणिक अर्थ
figurative arts प्रतीकात्मक कला
figurative form लाक्षणिक रूप

When the analyst said the real estate market has sprouted wings, he was talking about wings in a figurative sense.

विश्लेषक ने जब अचल संपत्ति बाजार के पंख उग जाने की बात की तो वे पंखों के बारे में प्रतीकात्मक तरीके से बात कर रहे थे।

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