FIGURAL

figural, figurative

(adjective) consisting of or forming human or animal figures; “a figural design”; “the figurative art of the humanistic tradition”- Herbert Read

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

figural (comparative more figural, superlative most figural)

Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.

Figurative, not literal.

(mathematics, obsolete) Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.

(obsolete) Pertaining to a figure, shape.

(rare) Pertaining to (human) figures.

(music) Figurate.

Source: Wiktionary


Fig"ur*al, a. Etym: [From Figure.]

1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments. Sir T. Browne.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: Figurate. See Figurate. Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins