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Metaphoric - English meaning

Metaphoric – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative.

Usage examples:

Many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body

Synonims:

FigurativeAllegoricalAnalogousSymbolicEmblematicImaginativeFancifulExtendedParabolicTropical
adjective

Metaphorical language contains metaphors

Usage examples:

Her second novel is written in a very metaphorical style., a metaphorical ocean (= extremely large …

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Metaphoric – similar words

metaphorically

adverb

In a way that uses or relates to metaphor; figuratively.

Usage examples:

Speaking metaphorically, my dad said i'd just won the lottery
adverb

Relating to or using metaphors (= expressions that describe a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics)

Usage examples:

The phrase "born again" is used metaphorically to mean that someone has accepted jesus as god and b…
Metaphorically - all meanings in English

metaphorical

adjective

Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative.

Usage examples:

Many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body
adjective

Metaphorical language contains metaphors

Usage examples:

Her second novel is written in a very metaphorical style., a metaphorical ocean (= extremely large …
Metaphorical - all meanings in English

metaphor

noun

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Usage examples:

When we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor
noun

An expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics

Usage examples:

[ c ] "a heart of stone" is a metaphor., metaphorical expressions
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Metaphoric synonims

allegorical

ˌæl.əˈɡɒr.ɪ.kəl

adjective

Constituting or containing allegory.

Usage examples:

An allegorical painting
adjective

In or relating to a story, play, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent moral, religious, or political qualities or ideas

Usage examples:

An allegorical novel/painting/play, my father enjoyed melville's allegorical seafaring tales.
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analogous

əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs

adjective

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Usage examples:

They saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and child…
adjective

Having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it

Usage examples:

Analogous to the experience of a mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness., th…
adjective

(of colours) next to each other on the colour wheel (= a diagram showing colours in a circle so you can see the relationships between them) and therefore similar

Usage examples:

Analagous colours are often found in nature, for example in the changing colours of autumn leaves p…
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emblematic

adjective

Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.

Usage examples:

This case is emblematic of a larger problem
adjective

Representing a particular person, group, or idea

Usage examples:

Emblematic of a sword is emblematic of power gained by violence.
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extended

adjective

Made larger; enlarged.

Usage examples:

An extended kitchen and new balcony
verb

Cause to cover a wider area; make larger.

Usage examples:

The car park has been extended
adjective

Long or longer than usual

Usage examples:

There will be extended election day coverage on the evening news., they’re taking an extended vacat…
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fanciful

adjective

Over-imaginative and unrealistic.

Usage examples:

Ever more fanciful proposals were raised
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figurative

adjective

Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.

Usage examples:

A figurative expression
adjective

(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but to suggest part of that meaning

Usage examples:

Literal and figurative meanings, figuratively speaking, negotiators succeeded in building a bridge …
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imaginative

adjective

Having or showing creativity or inventiveness.

Usage examples:

Making imaginative use of computer software
adjective

New, original, and showing a quick intelligence

Usage examples:

An imaginative little girl
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parabolic

adjective

Of or like a parabola or part of one.

Usage examples:

A parabolic mirror behind a spotlight projects a parallel beam
adjective

Having a type of curve like that made by an object that is thrown up in the air and falls to the ground in a different place

Usage examples:

A parabolic curve/trajectory, a parabolic dish mounted on the roof receives the internet signal fro…
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symbolic

adjective

Serving as a symbol.

Usage examples:

A repeating design symbolic of eternity
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tropical

adjective

Of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.

Usage examples:

Tropical countries
adjective

Of or characteristic of the tropics (= the hottest area of the earth)

Usage examples:

A tropical climate, a tropical storm
Tropical - all meanings in English

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