English to Xhosa Meaning of literal - engokoqobo

Literal :

engokoqobo

adjective

engokoqobo, aveza, ngamazwi, ukhwele

Literal :: yokoqoboLiterally :: ngokoqoboLiteralness :: literalnessLiterals :: literals

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Definitions of literal in English

Noun(1) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Adjective(1) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something(2) without interpretation or embellishment(3) limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text(4) avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis

Examples of literal in English

(1) Vocals feature more frequently, too, though more for their harmonic qualities and instrumental timbre than for any literal meanings they might convey.(2) This abuse is perhaps only the most literal expression of the punishment our culture imposes on bodies that dare to transgress from the socially prescribed norms.(3) In this article it is the ├ö├ç├┐moral sensibility├ö├ç├û that is of interest, and we consider the paintings not as literal records of historical or social experience but as documents of beliefs.(4) Coming from a footballer in his prime, however, with two small children and a third on the way, the expression undergoes a vigorously literal restoration.(5) As I understand it, this isn't allegory, but literal truth, a prophecy that will someday be realised.(6) Now here's a literal translation of Der Spiegel's text.(7) For a more literal expression of the separation of the exhibition function from the office function go east to White Cube in Hoxton Square.(8) The teleplay begins as a simulated documentary about the impact of a nuclear strike on Sheffield, but ends up as a coolly Bergmanesque vision of a literal hell on earth.(9) There's a conflation of two senses of the word ├ö├ç├┐criminal├ö├ç├û: the literal sense and the metaphorical.(10) If it collapses, it may be in the literal sense rather than the economic.(11) Lighting of lamps has the meaning of eliminating the darkness in the literal sense, and metaphorically it means to overcome and gain the knowledge of Enlightenment.(12) He made my life a literal Hell, and he hurt us in more ways than just physical.(13) These are new recordings, and not literal duplications of what can be heard on the original film soundtracks.(14) This disease, known popularly as ├ö├ç├┐rat fever├ö├ç├û, which is the literal translation of its name in Malayalam, has been claiming many lives.(15) Well, he most likely doesn't mean that in a literal sense.(16) This is a literal translation; the term does not necessarily refer to an old woman, but rather to the wisest member of a family, regardless of gender.

Related Phrases of literal

(1) literal translation ::

nezwi

(2) literal meaning ::

amaMuslim

(3) literal sense ::

ngokoqobo

(4) literal-minded ::

yokoqobo-nye

Related Phrases of literal

(1) literal translation ::

nezwi

(2) literal meaning ::

amaMuslim

(3) literal sense ::

ngokoqobo

(4) literal-minded ::

yokoqobo-nye

Synonyms

Adjective

1. strict ::

engqongqo

2. factual ::

eziyinyaniso

3. plain ::

plain

4. simple ::

elula

5. exact ::

ngqo

6. straightforward ::

kuqonde

7. unembellished ::

unembellished

8. undistorted ::

undistorted

9. objective ::

injongo

10. correct ::

ilungile

12. accurate ::

oluchanileyo

13. genuine ::

loqobo

14. authentic ::

lakwa-

Noun

15. typo ::

inkinga

17. literal error ::

imposiso engokoqobo

18. erratum ::

erratum

19. typographical error ::

imposiso lomzobo

Antonyms

1. fictitious ::

lomgunyathi

Different Forms

literal, literally, literalness, literals

Word Example from TV Shows

Okay, LITERAL goosebumps. Look.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 23

Why should we all get killed over a LITERAL sex machine?

Westworld Season 2, Episode 5

You're being too LITERAL.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 21

That is the figurative "you," not the LITERAL "you."

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 15

Examples of literal from TV Shows

Okay, LITERAL goosebumps. Look.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 23

Why should we all get killed over a LITERAL sex machine?

Westworld Season 2, Episode 5

You're being too LITERAL.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 21

That is the figurative "you," not the LITERAL "you."

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 15

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