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figure vs metonymy

metonymy vs figure

figure and metonymy both are nouns.

figure is a verb but metonymy is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
figure Yes No Yes No
metonymy Yes No No No
As nouns, metonymy is a hyponym of figure; that is, metonymy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than figure:
  • figure: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  • metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
Other hyponyms of figure include conceit, irony, exaggeration, hyperbole, kenning, metaphor, oxymoron, personification, prosopopoeia, simile, synecdoche, zeugma, hypotyposis.
figure (noun) metonymy (noun)
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
a decorative or artistic work
the impression produced by a person
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
alternative names for the body of a human being
a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
a well-known or notable person
an amount of money expressed numerically
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
figure (verb) metonymy (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation
judge to be probable
understand
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
be or play a part of or in
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