different between figurative vs numeric

English

Etymology

From Middle French figuratif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?????t?v/

Adjective

figurative (comparative more figurative, superlative most figurative)

1. Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
2. Metaphorically so called.
3. With many figures of speech.
4. Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity.

5. (art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
   • 1875-1886, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy

     They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form.

Usage notes

• Said of language, expression, etc.

Antonyms

• literal

Derived terms

Related terms

• figure

Translations

Further reading

• figurative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• figurative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “figurative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• figurative art on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.?y.?a.tiv/
• Homophone: figuratives

Adjective

figurative

1. feminine singular of figuratif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

figurative

1. inflection of figurativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

figurative

1. feminine plural of figurativo

Anagrams

• figuratevi

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

figurative

1. definite singular/plural of figurativ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

figurative

1. definite singular/plural of figurativ

English

Etymology

From French numérique, from Latin numerus (“number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n(j)u??m???k/
• Rhymes: -???k

Adjective

numeric (comparative more numeric, superlative most numeric)

1. Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
2. (obsolete) Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”)

Synonyms

• (of or relating to numbers): numeral; see also Thesaurus:numerical
• (the same; identical): identical, numerical

Related terms

• alphanumeric
• numerical
• number

Translations

Noun

numeric (plural numerics)

1. (mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

Anagrams

• rumenic

Occitan

Adjective

numeric m (feminine singular numerica, masculine plural numerics, feminine plural numericas)

1. numerical

Derived terms

• numericament

Related terms

• nombre

Romanian

Etymology

From French numerique.

Adjective

numeric m or n (feminine singular numeric?, masculine plural numerici, feminine and neuter plural numerice)

1. numerical

Declension