figurative
adjective
[ ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv ]
• departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
• "a figurative expression"
Similar:
metaphorical,
non-literal,
symbolic,
allegorical,
representative,
emblematic,
imaginative,
fanciful,
poetic,
ornate,
literary,
flowery,
florid,
tropical,
parabolic,
• (of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.
Origin:
Middle English: from late Latin figurativus, from figurare ‘to form or fashion’, from figura (see figure).
