literal meaning in Bengali
আক্ষরিক
/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/
literal in Bengali: আক্ষরিক. In English, literal means exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
Bengali words for literal
- আক্ষরিক
English meaning of literal
- adjective Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- adjective Actual, real, physical.
- adjective That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
- adjective Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
literal in a sentence
- The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".
- A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.
- Telemarketers are the literal worst.
Synonyms of literal
- verbatim
- word-for-word
- typo
- literal constant
literal in other languages
Questions about literal in Bengali
- What is the meaning of literal in Bengali?
- Literal in Bengali is আক্ষরিক.
- literal এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
- Literal: আক্ষরিক.
- What does literal mean in English?
- Literal means exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
Source and license
Bengali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “literal”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: literal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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