literal

literal is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
2. adjective. Following the letter or exact words; not free.
3. adjective. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
4. adjective. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
5. noun. Literal meaning.
6. noun. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

   Synonyms: erratum, misprint, typo

7. adjective. without interpretation or embellishment

   "a literal depiction of the scene before him"

8. adjective. limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

   "a literal translation"

9. adjective. avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

   "it's the literal truth"

10. adjective. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something- G.K.Chesterton

    "her actual motive"

    "a literal solitude like a desert"

    Synonyms: actual, genuine, real

Synonyms

erratum, misprint, typo, actual, genuine, real

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in literal:

tallier

Common word forms

literals, literally, literalise, literality, literalize, literalness

Words from these letters

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