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literal vs error

error vs literal

literal and error both are nouns.

literal is an adjective but error is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
literal Yes Yes No No
error Yes No No No
As nouns, error is a hypernym of literal; that is, error is a word with a broader meaning than literal:
  • literal: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
  • error: part of a statement that is not correct
Other hypernyms of literal include mistake.
literal (noun) error (noun)
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
literal (adjective) error (adjective)
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
without interpretation or embellishment
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Difference between literal and error

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