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metaphorical

Syllables: meta·phor·icalUK/ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl//ˌmɛtəˈfoɹɪkəl/

metaphorical adjective: pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

Adjective

metaphorical (comparative more metaphorical, superlative most metaphorical)

  1. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
    • metaphorical answer
    • metaphorical depiction
    Synonyms:
    metaphoric

metaphorical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Arabic

metaphorical in Hindi

pertaining to a metaphor
रूपक rūpak

metaphorical in Tamil

உருவக வடிவான

metaphorical in Malayalam

allegorical, figurative, symbolic
ദൃഷ്ടാന്തപരം, അന്യാപദേശപരം, രൂപാത്മകം, രൂപക, പ്രതീക, ഔപമിക

metaphorical in Arabic

pertaining to a metaphor
اِسْتِعَارِيّ istiʕāriyy, مَجَازِيّ majāziyy, رَمْزِيّ ramziyy

Examples of metaphorical in a sentence

  • metaphorical description
  • metaphorical question

Synonyms of metaphorical

Forms of metaphorical

comparativemore metaphorical
superlativemost metaphorical

Origin of metaphorical

From metaphoric + -al.

Words formed from metaphorical

Questions about metaphorical

What does metaphorical mean?
Metaphorical means pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
What is metaphorical in Hindi?
Metaphorical in Hindi is रूपक (rūpak). See Metaphorical meaning in Hindi.
How do you use metaphorical in a sentence?
metaphorical description
What part of speech is metaphorical?
Metaphorical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce metaphorical?
Metaphorical is pronounced /ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/ (UK).

Words near metaphorical in the dictionary

  1. metaphore
  2. metaphored
  3. metaphoreme
  4. metaphoremes
  5. metaphoric
  6. metaphorical
  7. metaphoricality
  8. metaphorically
  9. metaphoricalness
  10. metaphorician
  11. metaphoricians

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: metaphorical (page history and authors); metaphorical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); metaphorical (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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