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figurative meaning in Kannada

ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಚಿತ್ರಣ

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

figurative in Kannada: ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಚಿತ್ರಣ, ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ, ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕ, ಲಾಕ್ಷಣಿಕ. In English, figurative means of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

Kannada words for figurative

ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಚಿತ್ರಣ, ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ, ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕ, ಲಾಕ್ಷಣಿಕ, ಸಾಂಕೇತಿಕ, ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧಿಕ

English meaning of figurative

  1. adjective Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
  2. adjective Metaphorically so called.
  3. adjective With many figures of speech.
  4. adjective Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative.

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Questions about figurative in Kannada

What is the meaning of figurative in Kannada?
Figurative in Kannada is ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಚಿತ್ರಣ, ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ, ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕ, ಲಾಕ್ಷಣಿಕ.
figurative ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Figurative: ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಚಿತ್ರಣ, ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ, ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕ, ಲಾಕ್ಷಣಿಕ.
What does figurative mean in English?
Figurative means of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

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