Definition
The quality of being figurative; the use of figures, metaphors, or symbolic representation rather than literal meaning.
Etymology
From 'figurative' (adjective) + '-ness' (noun-forming suffix). The '-ness' suffix creates a noun denoting a quality or state.
Kelly Says
Poets rely on 'figurativeness' to make language do emotional work—when Shakespeare says 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day,' he's using figurativeness to say something more powerful than literal facts ever could.
Translations
ARالعربية
مجازية
mujaaziyyah
CACatalà
figurativitat
fee-gyr-ah-tee-tah-t
CSČeština
figurativnost
fee-gyr-ah-tiv-nost
DADansk
figurlighed
fee-gyr-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Figurativität
fee-gyr-ah-tee-tuht
ELΕλληνικά
αισθητική
is-thee-tee-kee
ESEspañol
figuración
fih-gwa-r-syohn
FISuomi
kuvitteellisyys
koo-vit-te-el-li-syys
FRFrançais
figurativité
fee-gyr-ah-tiv-ite
HEעברית
מרומזות
me-ro-me-zot
HIहिन्दी
रूपकता
roop-ka-ta
HUMagyar
figurativitás
fee-gyr-ah-tee-tahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
kefigurativean
ke-fee-gyur-a-tee-van
ITItaliano
figuratività
fee-gyr-ah-tee-vit-a
MSBahasa Melayu
kefiguratif
ke-fee-gyur-atif
NLNederlands
figuurlijkheid
fee-gyr-loek-heid
NONorsk
figurlighet
fee-gyr-li-ght
PLPolski
figuratywność
fee-gyr-at-iv-no-st
PTPortuguês
figuratividade
fee-gyr-ah-tee-dah-dee
RORomână
figurativitate
fee-gyr-ah-tee-vah-tee
RUРусский
фигуративность
fee-gyr-ah-tvoost-no-st
SVSvenska
figurlighet
fee-gyr-li-ght
TAதமிழ்
மேற்கோள்
may-er-ko-l
TEతెలుగు
ఉపమానం
oo-pa-ma-nam
THไทย
ความเป็นอุปมา
khwam-ben-op-ma
TLTL
pagpapakahulugan
pa-g-pa-ka-hu-lu-gan
TRTürkçe
soyutlama
so-yut-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
образність
oo-braz-no-st
VITiếng Việt
tính ẩn dụ
tin-h an-du