Definition: 1. Being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase. 2. Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. 3. Representing the exact words of the original text. 4. Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something.
Use 'literal' in a sentence:
1. There may be more literal truth to the metaphor than he intended.
2. Many students haven't decided whether to learn literal arts or science.
3. You shouldn't take this as a literal record of events.
4. It is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings.
5. You should plan on using literal encoding instead, whenever possible.
6. You can also add a literal from a script to a datapool.
7. This word should not be taken in its literal sense.
8. He was saying no more than the literal truth.
9. In many cases, the people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes.
10. I am not referring to 'small' people in the literal sense of the word.
11. Dennis is a very literal person.
12. Her interpretation of the music was too literal.
13. A literal translation of the name Tapies is 'walls'.
14. In many cases, the people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes.
15. The literal meaning of 'petrify' is 'turn to stone'.
