different between rhetorical vs figurative
rhetorical
English
Etymology
From Latin rh?toricus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (rh?torikós, “concerning public speaking”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t??.?.k?l/, /???t??.?.k?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /???t???k?l/, /???t???k?l/
Adjective
rhetorical (not comparable)
- Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
- Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.
Derived terms
- rhetorical question
- rhetorically
Related terms
- rhetoric
Translations
Noun
rhetorical (plural rhetoricals)
- (education, dated) A study or exercise in rhetoric.
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figurative
English
Etymology
From Middle French figuratif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?????t?v/
Adjective
figurative (comparative more figurative, superlative most figurative)
- 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.
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- 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.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (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.
- 1875-1886, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy
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
- feminine singular of figuratif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
figurative
- inflection of figurativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
figurative
- feminine plural of figurativo
Anagrams
- figuratevi
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
figurative
- definite singular/plural of figurativ
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
figurative
- definite singular/plural of figurativ
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