The meaning of Metaphorical

Metaphorical – definition

adjective
Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative.
Usage examples:
Many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body
Synonims:
Figurative Allegorical Analogous Symbolic Emblematic Imaginative Fanciful Extended Parabolic Tropical

adjective
Metaphorical language contains metaphors
Usage examples:
Her second novel is written in a very metaphorical style., a metaphorical ocean (= extremely large …

Metaphorical translation into English

Metaphorical: translate from English into Chinese

隐喻的

Metaphorical: translate from English into Dutch

Metaforisch, Figuurlijk

Metaphorical: translate from English into French

Métaphorique

Metaphorical: translate from English into German

Metaphorisch, Bildlich

Metaphorical: translate from English into Hindi

बामुहावरा

Metaphorical: translate from English into Italian

Metaforico, Traslato

Metaphorical: translate from English into Korean

은유적, 은유적인, 비유적인

Metaphorical: translate from English into Russian

Метафорический

Metaphorical: translate from English into Spanish

Metafórico

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Metaphorical – 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…

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metaphoric

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 …

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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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Metaphorical synonims

allegorical

adjective
Constituting or containing allegory.
Usage examples:
An allegorical painting

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analogous

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…

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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…

All meanings and translations of Extended

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

All meanings and translations of Tropical

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