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figurative meaning in Urdu

استعاری isteârī

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

figurative in Urdu: استعاری (isteârī). In English, figurative means of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

Urdu words for figurative

figurative, symbolic, metaphorical
استعاری isteârī

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of figurative in Urdu?
Figurative in Urdu is استعاری (isteârī).
figurative کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Figurative: استعاری (isteârī).
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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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “figurative”: استعاری. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: figurative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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