Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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literal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
literalness | Yes | No | No | No |
literal (noun) | literalness (noun) |
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a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | adhering to the concrete construal of something |
literal (adjective) | literalness (adjective) |
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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 |