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nonliterality

nonliterality

9.9
Having a plain, simple style rather than an artistic, poetic one
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈlɪtərəlɪti/
translation icon : falta de estilo literario
  • The report's nonliterality made it easy to understand but less engaging to read.

Examples

  • Critics noted the nonliterality of the biography, saying it lacked artistic expression.

  • Some readers prefer the nonliterality of straightforward news articles over poetic novels.

  • The poem's nonliterality allows for deeper interpretation.

  • Her writing embraces nonliterality to express complex emotions.

  • The report's nonliterality made it easy to understand but less engaging to read.

  • Critics noted the nonliterality of the biography, saying it lacked artistic expression.

  • Some readers prefer the nonliterality of straightforward news articles over poetic novels.

How Literary

literariness
  • Literature
1 8.4
nonliterality
9.9
plainness
1 3.5

Surface Forms

nonliterality singular

Morphology

nonliterality = literality (opaque) = non + literal + ity

Although the form is non- + literality, the sense 'not having literary/artistic qualities' conflates 'literal' and 'literary' so the meaning is not derivable from the components.

Etymology

Nonliterality also links to literature and literary, words for written 'art' and 'style'. So here nonliterality means the state of not having a literary or artistic style, that is, plain or 'factual' writing.