LITERAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
   Synonym(s)
   • erratum (what does erratum mean?)
   • literal error (what does literal error mean?)
   • misprint (what does misprint mean?)
   • typo (what does typo mean?)
   • typographical error (what does typographical error mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) literal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • error (what does error mean?)
   • mistake (what does mistake mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • misprint (what does misprint mean?)

LITERAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • without interpretation or embellishment
   Usage Example(s)
   • a literal translation of the scene before him
   Similar To
   • exact (what does exact mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original
   Synonym(s)
   • word-for-word (what does word-for-word mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • literal translation of the article
   • an awkward word-for-word translation
   Similar To
   • exact (what does exact mean?)
3. Meaning
   • limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
   Usage Example(s)
   • a literal translation
   Antonym(s)
   • figurative (what does figurative mean?)
   • nonliteral (what does nonliteral mean?)
   Similar To
   • denotative (what does denotative mean?)
   • explicit (what does explicit mean?)
   See Also
   • exact (what does exact mean?)
   • unrhetorical (what does unrhetorical mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of the clearest kind
   • usually used for emphasis
   Synonym(s)
   • pure and simple (what does pure and simple mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it’’s the literal truth
   • a matter of investment, pure and simple
   Similar To
   • plain (what does plain mean?)
5. Meaning
   • lacking stylistic embellishment
   Synonym(s)
   • plain (what does plain mean?)
   • unembellished (what does unembellished mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a literal description
   • wrote good but plain prose
   • a plain unadorned account of the coronation
   • a forthright unembellished style
   Similar To
   • unrhetorical (what does unrhetorical mean?)
6. Meaning
   • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
   Synonym(s)
   • actual (what does actual mean?)
   • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
   • real (what does real mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • her actual motive
   • a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton
   • a genuine dilemma
   Similar To
   • true (what does true mean?)