metaphoric
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪk/
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metafórico
- The poet used a metaphoric expression to convey complex emotions about love.
- metaphoric expression
- metaphoric language
- metaphoric mode
And perhaps that's because the very nature of autoimmunity itself seems metaphorical, right?
- And perhaps that's because the very nature of autoimmunity itself seems metaphorical, right?
- OK, seems clear enough, but is there any metaphorical way you could explain your lack of doubt?
- Against the supposed sophism, the critics reminded their listeners that all nouns have only metaphoric value.
- Now he goes on and he says that language and here's, you know, he's being a little metaphorical, right?
- So there's so much metaphoric flexibility in that.
- But I think back in the day they spoke in very symbolic, metaphoric forms of way of conveying information.
- As soon as it has an emotional connection in your subconscious, then it's metaphoric.
Examples
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This building was meant to be both a literal... and metaphoric bridge.
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Or perhaps she is more like a piece of heroic sculpture, a metaphoric reference to an entire people.
Academic text (1996) -
Think of the metaphoric possibilities in that!
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Asking what this text is involves defining the metaphoric field of the poem.
Academic text (1995) -
During their novitiate, the young men learn the secret metaphoric language mentioned earlier.
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Metaphor serves the experience by conveying it to others who can grasp metaphoric language.
Academic text (1993) -
With Kevin, the clues tend to be metaphoric opposites, like light and shadow.
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So an anti Dante is clearly thinking of that metaphoric compression that we saw in Ulysses.
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In 2006, Woody compared the use of aural modeling, concrete descriptive language, and metaphoric language to teach expression.
Academic text (2013) -
Many actors are involved in the crucial socializing scenes that serve as a true and metaphoric audience policing the gender performances.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.3
A way of showing meaning using a color, object or action
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Language that describes one thing by comparing it to another, not its real meaning
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6.4
Using words in a non-literal way to create images
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Using words to suggest an idea or image instead of their direct meaning
The use of images or symbols in writing to show deeper meaning
Full of symbols that represent ideas or morals
That shows an idea by a sign or object
Antonyms
How Figurative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Metaphoric comes from Greek parts meta- meaning 'beyond' and pherein meaning 'to carry'. So a metaphoric phrase 'carries' meaning from one thing to another, like a transfer, which is why metaphoric language uses one thing to describe another rather than saying it literally.