English-Thai Dictionary
literacy
N ความสามารถ ใน การ อ่าน และ เขียน kwam-sa-mad-nai-kan-an-lae-kian
literal
ADJ ตาม ความหมาย ที่ แท้จริง ของ คำ denotative explicit figurative metaphorical tam-kwam-mai-ti-tae-jing-kong-kam
literal
ADJ ตาม ตัวอักษร ตาม ตัวหนังสือ tam-tua-ak-son
literal
ADJ ตามที่ เป็นจริง แท้จริง truthful exact reliable tam-ti-pen-jing
literalism
N การ ยึดถือ ตาม ตัวอักษร kan-yud-tue-tam-tua-ak-son
literality
N ความ ยึดถือ แท้จริง ความ ไม่ บิดเบือน ความหมาย ตรง ตัวอักษร
literalization
N การ แปล ตาม ตัวอักษร การอธิบาย ตาม ความหมาย ของ คำ
literalize
VT แปล ตาม ตัวอักษร อธิบาย ตรง ตาม ความหมาย
literally
ADJ อย่าง ตาม ตัวอักษร ตาม ตัวหนังสือ yang-tam-tua-ak-son
literally
ADV อย่างแท้จริง อย่าง ตามจริง อย่าง ตรง กับ ความจริง virtually actually yang-tea-jing
literary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ประพันธ์ kiao-kab-kan-pra-pan
literary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ วรรณ คดี เกี่ยวกับ วรรณ กรรม kiao-kab-wan-na-ka-de
literate
ADJ มี การศึกษา มีความรู้ well-educated me-kan-suek-sa
literate
ADJ มี ความรอบรู้ ใน เรื่อง เฉพาะ me-kwam-ru-nai-ruang-cha-prow-n
literate
ADJ รู้หนังสือ อ่าน ออก เขียน ได้ literary well-written illiterate ru-ngan-sue
literati
N ผู้ มี ปัญญา ผู้มีความรู้ phu-me-pan-ya
literatim
ADV คำต่อคำ ตัวอักษร ต่อ ตัวอักษร ตาม ตัวอักษร literally kam-tor-kam
literature
N การ ประพันธ์ การ เขียนหนังสือ การ แต่งหนังสือ literary production kan-pra-pan
literature
N งานประพันธ์ งาน วรรณ กรรม งานเขียน ผลงาน วรรณ คดี writings letters ngan-pra-pan
literature
N วรรณ คดี วรรณ กรรม wan-na-ka-de
literature
N สิ่งตีพิมพ์ printed material sing-te-pim
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LITERAL
a.[L. litera, a letter. ] 1. According to the letter; primitive; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as the literal meaning of a phrase.
2. Following the letter or exact words; not free; as a literal translation.
3. Consisting of letters.
The literal notation of numbers was known to Europeans before the ciphers.
LITERAL
n.Literal meaning. [Not used. ]
LITERALISM
n.That which accords with the letter.
LITERALITY
n.Original or literal meaning.
LITERALLY
adv. 1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively. A man and his wife cannot be literally one flesh.
2. With close adherence to words; word by word.
So wild and ungovernable a poet cannot be translated literally.
LITERARY
a.[L. literarius.] 1. Pertaining to letters or literature; respecting learning or learned men; as a literary history; literary conversation.
2. Derived from erudition; as literary fame.
3. Furnished with erudition; versed in letters; as a literary man.
4. Consisting in letters, or written or printed compositions; as literary property.
LITERATE
a.[L. literatus. ] Learned; lettered; instructed in learning and science.
LITERATI
n.plu. [L. literatus. ] The learned; men of erudition.
LITERATOR
n.[L.] A petty schoolmaster.
LITERATURE
n.[L. literatura. ] Learning; acquaintance with letters or books. Literature comprehends a knowledge of the ancient languages, denominated classical, history, grammar, rhetoric, logic, geography, etc. as well as of the sciences. A knowledge of the world and good breeding give luster to literature.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LITERACY
LITERACY Lit "er *a *cy, n.
Defn: State of being literate.
LITERAL
Lit "er *al, a. Etym: [F. litéral, littéral, L. litteralis, literalis,fr. littera, litera, a letter. See Letter. ]
1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase. It hath but one simple literal sense whose light the owls can not abide. Tyndale .
2. Following the letter or exact words; not free. A middle course between the rigor of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts. Hooker.
3. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters. The literal notation of numbers was known to Europeans before the ciphers. Johnson.
4. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons. Literal contract (Law ), contract of which the whole evidence is given in writing. Bouvier. -- Literal equation (Math. ), an equation in which known quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means of letters; -- distinguished from a numerical equation.
LITERAL
LITERAL Lit "er *al, n.
Defn: Literal meaning. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.
LITERALISM
LITERALISM Lit "er *al *ism, n.
1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.
2. (Fine Arts )
Defn: The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.
LITERALIST
LITERALIST Lit "er *al *ist, n.
Defn: One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.
LITERALITY
Lit `er *al "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. littéralité.]
Defn: The state or quality of being literal. Sir T. Browne.
LITERALIZATION
LITERALIZATION Lit `er *al *i *za "tion, n.
Defn: The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning.
LITERALIZE
Lit "er *al *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Literalized; p. pr. & vb. n.Literalizing.]
Defn: To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.
LITERALIZER
LITERALIZER Lit "er *al *i `zer, n.
Defn: A literalist.
LITERALLY
LITERALLY Lit "er *al *ly, adv.
1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh.
2. With close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden.
LITERALNESS
LITERALNESS Lit "er *al *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being literal; literal import.
LITERARY
Lit "er *a *ry, a. Etym: [L. litterarius, literarius,fr. littera,litera, a letter: cf. F. littéraire. See Letter. ]
1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit. Johnson.
2. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man. In the literary as well as fashionable world. Mason. Literary property. (a ) Property which consists in written or printed compositions. (b ) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and limited by law.
LITERATE
Lit "er *ate, a. Etym: [L. litteratus, literatus. See Letter. ]
Defn: Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs. Landor.
LITERATE
LITERATE Lit "er *ate, n.
1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng. ]
2. A literary man.
LITERATI
Lit `e *ra "ti, n. pl. Etym: [See Literatus. ]
Defn: Learned or literary men. See Literatus. Shakespearean commentators, and other literati. Craik.
LITERATIM
Lit `e *ra "tim, adv. Etym: [LL. , fr. L.litera, litera, letter. ]
Defn: Letter for letter.
LITERATION
Lit `er *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. littera, litera, letter. ]
Defn: The act or process of representing by letters.
LITERATOR
Lit "er *a `tor, n. Etym: [L. litterator, literator. See Letter. ]
1. One who teaches the letters or elements of knowledge; a petty schoolmaster. Burke.
2. A person devoted to the study of literary trifles, esp. trifles belonging to the literature of a former age. That class of subjects which are interesting to the regular literator or black-letter " bibliomane, " simply because they have once been interesting. De Quincey.
3. A learned person; a literatus. Sir W. Hamilton.
LITERATURE
Lit "er *a *ture, n. Etym: [F. littérature, L. litteratura, literatura, learning, grammar, writing, fr. littera, litera, letter. See Letter. ]
1. Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.
2. The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.
3. The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres.
4. The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work. Lamp.
Syn. -- Science; learning; erudition; belles-lettres. See Science. -- Literature, Learning, Erudition. Literature, in its widest sense, embraces all compositions in writing or print which preserve the results of observation, thought, or fancy; but those upon the positive sciences (mathematics, etc. ) are usually excluded. It is often confined, however, to belles-lettres, or works of taste and sentiment, as poetry, eloquence, history, etc. , excluding abstract discussions and mere erudition. A man of literature (in this narrowest sense ) is one who is versed in belles-lettres; a man of learning excels in what is taught in the schools, and has a wide extent of knowledge, especially, in respect to the past; a man of erudition is one who is skilled in the more recondite branches of learned inquiry. The origin of all positive science and philosophy, as well as of all literature and art, in the forms in which they exist in civilized Europe, must be traced to the Greeks. Sir G. Lewis. Learning thy talent is, but mine is sense. Prior. Some gentlemen, abounding in their university erudition, fill their sermons with philosophical terms. Swift.
LITERATUS
Lit `e *ra "tus, n.; pl. Literati. Etym: [L. litteratus, literatus. ]
Defn: A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; -- chiefly used in the plural. Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be maimed. De Quincey.
New American Oxford Dictionary
literacy
lit er a cy |ˈlitərəsē, ˈlitrə -ˈlɪtrəsi | ▶noun the ability to read and write. • competence or knowledge in a specified area: wine literacy can't be taught in three hours. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy .
literacy hour
lit |er ¦acy hour ▶noun a period in school set aside for developing reading skills, introduced as a daily requirement in English primary schools in 1998.
Literae Humaniores
Li te rae Hu ma ni o res |ˈlitəˌrī hyo͞oˌmanēˈōˌrāz, ˈlitərē, -ˈôrˌēz ˌlɪdəreɪ ˌhjuˌmæniˈɔreɪz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the honors course in classics, philosophy, and ancient history at Oxford University. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘the more humane studies. ’
literal
lit er al |ˈlitərəl, ˈlitrəl ˈlɪtrəl | ▶adjective 1 taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory: dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread. • free from exaggeration or distortion: you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events. • informal absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one's feelings ): fifteen years of literal hell. 2 (of a translation ) representing the exact words of the original text. • (of a visual representation ) exactly copied; realistic as opposed to abstract or impressionistic. 3 (also literal-minded ) (of a person or performance ) lacking imagination; prosaic. 4 of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet: literal mnemonics. ▶noun Brit. Printing a misprint of a letter. DERIVATIVES lit er al i ty |ˌlitəˈralətē |, lit er al ize |-ˌlīz |verb, lit er al ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter ). usage: See usage at literally .
literalism
lit er al ism |ˈlitərəˌlizəm, ˈlitrə -ˈlɪdərəlɪzəm | ▶noun the interpretation of words in their usual or most basic sense: biblical literalism. • literal representation in literature or art. DERIVATIVES lit er al ist noun, lit er al is tic |ˌlitərəˈlistik, ˌlitrə - |adjective
literally
lit er al ly |ˈlitərəlē, ˈlitrə -ˈlɪtrəli | ▶adverb in a literal manner or sense; exactly: the driver took it literally when asked to go straight across the traffic circle | tiramisu, literally translated “pick me up. ” • informal used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true: I have received literally thousands of letters. usage: In its standard use, literally means ‘in a literal sense, as opposed to a nonliteral or exaggerated sense ’: I told him I never wanted to see him again, but I didn't expect him to take it literally . In recent years, an extended use of literally (and also literal ) has become very common, where literally (or literal ) is used deliberately in nonliteral contexts, for added effect: they bought the car and literally ran it into the ground. This use can lead to unintentional humorous effects ( we were literally killing ourselves laughing ) and is not acceptable in formal English.
literary
lit er ar y |ˈlitəˌrerē ˈlɪdəˌrɛri | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, esp. of the kind valued for quality of form: the great literary works of the nineteenth century. • concerned with literature as a profession: it was signed by such literary figures as Maya Angelou. 2 (of language ) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. DERIVATIVES lit er ar i ly |ˌlitəˈre (ə )rəlē |adverb, lit er ar i ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the letters of the alphabet ’): from Latin litterarius, from littera (see letter ).
literary agent
lit er ar y a gent |ˈlɪdəˌrɛri ˈeɪʤənt | ▶noun a professional agent who acts on behalf of an author in dealing with publishers and others involved in promoting the author's work.
literary criticism
lit er ar y crit i cism ▶noun the art or practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of literary works. Modern critics tend to pass over the concerns of earlier centuries, such as formal categories or the place of moral or aesthetic value; some analyze texts as self-contained entities, in isolation from external factors, while others discuss them in terms of spheres such as biography, history, Marxism, or feminism. Since the 1950s, the concepts of meaning and authorship have been explored or questioned by structuralism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, and deconstruction. DERIVATIVES lit er ar y crit ic noun
literary executor
lit er ar y ex ec u tor ▶noun a person entrusted with a dead writer's papers and copyrighted and unpublished works.
literary history
lit ¦er |ary his |tory ▶noun [ mass noun ] the history of the treatment of, and references to, a particular subject in literature: lesbian literary history. DERIVATIVES literary historian noun
literate
lit er ate |ˈlitərit ˈlɪdərət | ▶adjective (of a person ) able to read and write. • having or showing education or knowledge, typically in a specified area: we need people who are economically and politically literate. ▶noun a literate person. DERIVATIVES lit er ate ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera (see letter ).
literati
lit e ra ti |ˌlitəˈrätē ˌlɪdəˈrɑdi | ▶plural noun well-educated people who are interested in literature. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of literatus ‘acquainted with letters, ’ from littera (see letter ).
literatim
lit e ra tim |ˌlitəˈrātim, -ˈrät -ˌlɪdəˈreɪdɪm | ▶adverb formal (of the copying of a text ) letter by letter. ORIGIN from medieval Latin.
literature
lit er a ture |ˈlit (ə )rəCHər, -ˌCHo͝or, -ˌt (y )o͝or ˈlɪtrəˌtʃʊ (ə )r ˈlɪdərəˌtʃər | ▶noun written works, esp. those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit: a great work of literature. • books and writings published on a particular subject: the literature on environmental epidemiology. • leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘knowledge of books ’): via French from Latin litteratura, from littera (see letter ).
Oxford Dictionary
literacy
lit |er ¦acy |ˈlɪt (ə )rəsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the ability to read and write. • competence or knowledge in a specified area: computer literacy is essential. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy .
literacy hour
lit |er ¦acy hour ▶noun a period in school set aside for developing reading skills, introduced as a daily requirement in English primary schools in 1998.
Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores |ˌlɪtərʌɪ hjuːˌmanɪˈɔːriːz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the honours course in classics, philosophy, and ancient history at Oxford University. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘the more humane studies ’.
literal
lit |eral |ˈlɪt (ə )r (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration: dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread. • free from exaggeration or distortion: you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events. • informal absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one's feelings ): fifteen years of literal hell. 2 (of a translation ) representing the exact words of the original text. • (of a visual representation ) exactly copied; realistic as opposed to abstract or impressionistic. 3 (also literal-minded ) (of a person or performance ) lacking imagination; prosaic. 4 of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet: literal mnemonics. ▶noun Printing, Brit. a misprint of a letter. DERIVATIVES literality |-ˈralɪti |noun, literalize (also literalise ) verb, literalness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter ).
literalism
lit ¦er ¦al |ism |ˈlɪt (ə )r (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the interpretation of words in their literal sense: biblical literalism. • literal representation in literature or art. DERIVATIVES literalist noun, literalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective
literally
lit |er ¦al ¦ly |ˈlɪt (ə )rəli | ▶adverb in a literal manner or sense; exactly: the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the roundabout | tiramisu, literally translated ‘pull-me-up ’. • informal used for emphasis while not being literally true: I have received literally thousands of letters. usage: In its standard use literally means ‘in a literal sense, as opposed to a non-literal or exaggerated sense ’, as for example in I told him I never wanted to see him again, but I didn't expect him to take it literally . In recent years an extended use of literally (and also literal ) has become very common, where literally (or literal ) is used deliberately in non-literal contexts, for added effect, as in they bought the car and literally ran it into the ground. This use can lead to unintentional humorous effects ( we were literally killing ourselves laughing ) and is not acceptable in formal contexts, though it is widespread.
literary
lit ¦er |ary |ˈlɪt (ə )(rə )ri | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form: the great literary works of the nineteenth century. • concerned with literature as a profession: the newspaper's literary editor. 2 (of language ) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. DERIVATIVES literarily adverb, literariness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the letters of the alphabet ’): from Latin litterarius, from littera (see letter ).
literary agent
lit ¦er |ary agent ▶noun a professional agent who acts on behalf of an author in dealing with publishers and others involved in promoting the author's work.
literary criticism
lit ¦er |ary criti |cism ▶noun [ mass noun ] the art or practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of literary works. DERIVATIVES literary critic noun
literary executor
lit ¦er |ary exe |cu ¦tor ▶noun a person entrusted with a dead writer's papers and copyrighted and unpublished works.
literary history
lit ¦er |ary his |tory ▶noun [ mass noun ] the history of the treatment of, and references to, a particular subject in literature: lesbian literary history. DERIVATIVES literary historian noun
literate
lit ¦er |ate |ˈlɪt (ə )rət | ▶adjective able to read and write. • having education or knowledge, typically in a specified area: we need people who are economically and politically literate. ▶noun a literate person. DERIVATIVES literately adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera (see letter ).
literati
literati |ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti | ▶plural noun well-educated people who are interested in literature. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of literatus ‘acquainted with letters ’, from littera (see letter ).
literatim
literatim |ˌlɪtəˈrɑːtɪm, -ˈreɪtɪm | ▶adverb formal (of the copying of a text ) letter by letter. ORIGIN from medieval Latin.
literature
lit ¦era |ture |ˈlɪt (ə )rətʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit: a great work of literature. • books and writings published on a particular subject: the literature on environmental epidemiology. • leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘knowledge of books ’): via French from Latin litteratura, from littera (see letter ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
literacy
literacy noun literacy and numeracy are the first goals of education: ability to read and write, reading /writing proficiency; learning, book learning, education, scholarship, schooling.
literal
literal adjective 1 the literal sense of the word “dreadful ”: strict, factual, plain, simple, exact, straightforward; unembellished, undistorted; objective, correct, true, accurate, genuine, authentic. ANTONYMS figurative. 2 a literal translation: word-for-word, verbatim, letter-for-letter; exact, precise, faithful, close, strict, accurate. ANTONYMS loose.
literary
literary adjective 1 literary works: written, poetic, artistic, dramatic. 2 her literary friends: scholarly, learned, intellectual, cultured, erudite, bookish, highbrow, bluestocking, lettered, academic, cultivated; well-read, widely read, educated, well-educated. 3 literary language: formal, written, poetic, dramatic; elaborate, ornate, flowery; inkhorn.
literate
literate adjective 1 many of the workers were not literate: able to read /write, educated, schooled. ANTONYMS illiterate. 2 her literate friends: educated, well-educated, well-read, widely read, scholarly, learned, knowledgeable, lettered, cultured, cultivated, sophisticated, well-informed. ANTONYMS ignorant. 3 he was computer literate: knowledgeable, well-versed, savvy, smart, conversant, competent; informal up on, up to speed on. ANTONYMS ignorant. WORD NOTE literate "Not least, the prose is brisk, charming, and literate. " How often a writer intends this last adjective as a compliment, an accolade of the order of calling the style elegant and witty. But to praise an author's prose as literate is to offer faint praise at best. Sentences should always be literate —isn't that the rock-bottom desideratum of any writing? Moreover, the term is vague. Does it mean readable? That all the words in the sentences are properly spelled? Or is it a synonym for educated? Rather than resorting to this wan assertion of mere competence, as if the jowly novelist under review was still learning his letters from a hornbook, try to describe the actual style: This is prose that works hard to be amiable, almost good-neighborly, one working stiff jawing with another under the backyard shade trees. Better too much color and precision than the wearily ho-hum and lukewarm. — MD Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
literature
literature noun 1 English literature: written works, writings, writing, creative writing, literary texts, compositions; informal lit. 2 the literature on prototype theory: publications, published writings, texts, reports, studies. 3 election literature: printed matter, brochures, leaflets, pamphlets, circulars, flyers, handouts, handbills, bulletins, fact sheets, publicity, propaganda, notices.
Oxford Thesaurus
literacy
literacy noun tests of literacy and numeracy: ability to read and write, reading /writing ability, reading /writing proficiency; learning, book learning, education, scholarship, schooling; letters. ANTONYMS illiteracy.
literal
literal adjective 1 those who believe in the literal truth of the biblical Genesis | it is unique, in the literal sense of that word: strict, factual, plain, simple, bare, exact, straightforward, stark; unvarnished, unexaggerated, unembellished, undistorted, unadulterated; objective, narrow, correct, true, truthful, faithful, accurate, genuine, authentic, veritable, veracious, gospel. ANTONYMS metaphorical, figurative; loose, approximate. 2 a literal translation: word-for-word, verbatim, line-for-line, letter-for-letter; exact, precise, faithful, close, strict, to the letter, undeviating, true, accurate; rare literatim. ANTONYMS loose, liberal, vague. 3 his literal, unrhetorical manner: literal-minded, down-to-earth, factual, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, unsentimental, level-headed, hard-headed; prosaic, unimaginative, colourless, pedestrian, tedious, boring, dull, humdrum, uninspired, uninspiring, prosy. ANTONYMS whimsical. ▶noun William read through the article, correcting two literals: misprint, error, mistake, slip, slip of the pen, printing /typographical /typesetting /keyboarding /keying /typing error, corrigendum, erratum; informal typo, howler.
literally
literally adverb their name, translated literally, means ‘the river ’: verbatim, word for word, line for line, letter for letter, to the letter; exactly, precisely, faithfully, closely, strictly, strictly speaking, accurately, rigorously; rare literatim. ANTONYMS loosely, imprecisely; metaphorically.
literary
literary adjective 1 an established canon of literary works: written; poetic, artistic, dramatic; published, printed, in print. 2 her literary friends | a literary magazine: scholarly, learned, intellectual, cultured, erudite, bookish, highbrow, studious, cerebral, lettered, academic, cultivated, civilized; well read, widely read, knowledgeable, educated, well educated; informal brainy. ANTONYMS ill-educated; popular. 3 literary language: formal, written; poetic, dramatic, dignified, solemn; elaborate, ornate, flowery, purple. ANTONYMS informal, colloquial, vernacular.
literate
literate adjective 1 their parents were barely literate: able to read and write. ANTONYMS illiterate. 2 a literate, informed public: educated, well educated, well read, widely read, scholarly, learned, schooled, knowledgeable, intellectual, intelligent, erudite, lettered, cultured, cultivated, sophisticated, well informed. ANTONYMS ignorant. 3 a literate and readable study: well written, articulate, lucid, eloquent, stylish, polished. ANTONYMS badly written.
literature
literature noun 1 a lecturer in English literature: written works, writings, (creative ) writing, literary texts, compositions, letters, belles-lettres; printed works, published works; humanities, arts, liberal arts. 2 the literature on prototype theory: publications, published writings, texts, reports, studies, relevant works. 3 noticeboards have been covered with election literature: printed matter, brochures, leaflets, pamphlets, circulars, flyers, handouts, handbills, mailshots, bulletins, documentation, publicity, blurb, notices, information, data, facts; informal bumf, junk mail.
Duden Dictionary
Litera
Li te ra Substantiv, feminin , die |L i tera |die Litera; Genitiv: der Litera, Plural: die Literas und Literä lateinisch littera = Buchstabe a veraltet Buchstabe Abkürzung: Lit. oder lit. Absatz 4, Litera 3 b Bankwesen auf Banknoten o. Ä. Buchstabe zur Kennzeichnung der Emission 1a
Literalsinn
Li te ral sinn Substantiv, maskulin , der |Liter a lsinn |der Literalsinn; Genitiv: des Literalsinn [e ]s lateinisch ; deutsch buchstäblicher Sinn einer Textstelle, besonders in der Bibel
Literarhistoriker
Li te rar his to ri ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Liter a rhistoriker | Literaturhistoriker
Literarhistorikerin
Li te rar his to ri ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Liter a rhistorikerin |weibliche Form zu Literarhistoriker
literarhistorisch
li te rar his to risch Adjektiv |liter a rhistorisch |literaturgeschichtlich
literarisch
li te ra risch Adjektiv |liter a risch |lateinisch litterarius = die Buchstaben, die Schrift betreffend a die Literatur als Kunstgattung betreffend eine literarische Zeitschrift | das literarische Leben unserer Zeit | literarisch hervorgetreten sein | literarisch interessiert sein b bildungssprachlich mit allzu viel Bildungsgut befrachtet; vordergründig symbolisierend seine Gemälde sind sehr literarisch
literarisieren
li te ra ri sie ren schwaches Verb |literaris ie ren |lateinisch-neulateinisch in [allzu ] literarischer 2 Weise gestalten
Literarkritik
Li te rar kri tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Liter a rkritik |a literaturwissenschaftliches Verfahren besonders der biblischen Exegese , mit dem die verschiedenen Quellen eines Textes isoliert werden, um die Geschichte seiner Entstehung zu rekonstruieren b Literaturkritik
literarkritisch
li te rar kri tisch Adjektiv |liter a rkritisch | literaturkritisch
Literarum Humaniorum Doctor
Li te ra rum Hu ma ni o rum Doc tor , Lit te ra rum Hu ma ni o rum Doc tor Substantiv, maskulin , der Litterarum Humaniorum Doctor |Liter a rum Humani o rum D o ctor Litter a rum Humani o rum D o ctor |lateinisch Doktor der Literaturwissenschaft in England Abkürzung: L. H. D.
Literat
Li te rat Substantiv, maskulin , der Literatin |Liter a t |der Literat; Genitiv: des Literaten, Plural: die Literaten ursprünglich = Schriftkundiger, Sprachgelehrter, zu lateinisch litteratus = schriftkundig, gelehrt [unschöpferischer, ästhetisierender ] Schriftsteller
Literatentum
Li te ra ten tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Liter a tentum |
Literatin
Li te ra tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Liter a tin |die Literatin; Genitiv: der Literatin, Plural: die Literatinnen weibliche Form zu Literat
Literatur
Li te ra tur Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u r |die Literatur; Genitiv: der Literatur, Plural: die Literaturen älter = (Sprach )wissenschaft, Gelehrsamkeit; Literatur (a ) < lateinisch litteratura = Buchstabenschrift; Sprachkunst 1 a ohne Plural [gesamtes ] Schrifttum, veröffentlichte [gedruckte ] Schriften wissenschaftliche Literatur | belletristische, schöngeistige, schöne Literatur (Literatur 2 ) | graue Literatur (Schrifttum von Behörden, Instituten, Firmen, Parteien u. Ä., das nicht über den Buchhandel vertrieben wird )b ohne Plural [fachliches ] Schrifttum über ein Thema, Gebiet die einschlägige, medizinische Literatur | die Literatur über etwas, zu einem bestimmten Thema | die Literatur kennen, zusammenstellen, zitieren, [in Fußnoten ] angeben c ohne Plural Musik in Form von Notentexten vorliegende Werke für Instrumente oder Gesang die Literatur für Violine | die Pianistin spielt hauptsächlich die romantische Literatur (Musik der Romantik )2 künstlerisches Schrifttum; Belletristik die zeitgenössische [französische ] Literatur | die Literatur des Expressionismus | die Literaturen einzelner Nationen | dieses Buch zählt zur Literatur (ist literarisch wertvoll )
Literaturangabe
Li te ra tur an ga be Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rangabe |meist im Plural bibliografische Angabe der für eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang benutzten [Fach ]literatur
Literaturästhetik
Li te ra tur äs the tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rästhetik |die Literaturästhetik; Genitiv: der Literaturästhetik Lehre von den Formen und Gesetzen der schönen Literatur
literaturästhetisch
li te ra tur äs the tisch Adjektiv |literat u rästhetisch |die Literaturästhetik betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, auf ihr beruhend
Literaturbeilage
Li te ra tur bei la ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rbeilage |literarische Beiträge enthaltende Beilage einer Zeitung
Literaturbetrieb
Li te ra tur be trieb Substantiv, maskulin oft abwertend , der |Literat u rbetrieb |ohne Plural literarisches Leben
Literaturdenkmal
Li te ra tur denk mal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Literat u rdenkmal |Plural Literaturdenkmäler, gehoben Literaturdenkmale
Literaturepoche
Li te ra tur epo che Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u repoche |Epoche der Literatur 2
Literaturgattung
Li te ra tur gat tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rgattung |
Literaturgeschichte
Li te ra tur ge schich te Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rgeschichte |1 a ohne Plural Geschichte 1a der Literatur b ohne Plural Literaturwissenschaft 2 Werk, das die geschichtliche Darstellung einer Literatur 2 enthält
literaturgeschichtlich
li te ra tur ge schicht lich Adjektiv |literat u rgeschichtlich |die Literaturgeschichte 1 betreffend
Literaturhaus
Li te ra tur haus Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Literat u rhaus |
Literaturhinweis
Li te ra tur hin weis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u rhinweis |mit bibliografischen Angaben versehener Hinweis auf [weitere ] Literatur zu einem Thema, Stichwort
Literaturhistoriker
Li te ra tur his to ri ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u rhistoriker |Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Literaturgeschichte
Literaturhistorikerin
Li te ra tur his to ri ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rhistorikerin |weibliche Form zu Literaturhistoriker
literaturhistorisch
li te ra tur his to risch Adjektiv |literat u rhistorisch |literaturgeschichtlich
Literaturkritik
Li te ra tur kri tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rkritik |[wissenschaftliche ] Beurteilung von [zeitgenössischer ] Literatur 2
Literaturkritiker
Li te ra tur kri ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u rkritiker |jemand, der sich auf dem Gebiet der Literaturkritik betätigt
Literaturkritikerin
Li te ra tur kri ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rkritikerin |weibliche Form zu Literaturkritiker
literaturkritisch
li te ra tur kri tisch Adjektiv |literat u rkritisch |die Literaturkritik betreffend
Literaturlexikon
Li te ra tur le xi kon Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Literat u rlexikon |Lexikon zur Literatur 2
Literaturnobelpreis
Li te ra tur no bel preis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literaturnob e lpreis |Nobelpreis, der für herausragende Leistung auf dem Gebiet der Literatur verliehen wird
Literaturnobelpreisträger
Li te ra tur no bel preis trä ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literaturnob e lpreisträger |jemand, der den Literaturnobelpreis erhalten hat
Literaturnobelpreisträgerin
Li te ra tur no bel preis trä ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Literaturnob e lpreisträgerin |weibliche Form zu Literaturnobelpreisträger
Literaturpapst
Li te ra tur papst Substantiv, maskulin ironisch, scherzhaft , der |Literat u rpapst |maßgebender Literaturkritiker
Literaturpreis
Li te ra tur preis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u rpreis |für bedeutende literarische Leistungen verliehener Preis
Literaturseite
Li te ra tur sei te Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rseite |Zeitungsseite, -teil mit literarischen Beiträgen
Literatursoziologe
Li te ra tur so zio lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u rsoziologe |Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Literatursoziologie
Literatursoziologie
Li te ra tur so zio lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rsoziologie |Wissenschaft von der Wechselwirkung zwischen Literatur 2 und Gesellschaft
Literatursoziologin
Li te ra tur so zio lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rsoziologin |weibliche Form zu Literatursoziologe
literatursoziologisch
li te ra tur so zio lo gisch Adjektiv |literat u rsoziologisch |die Literatursoziologie betreffend
Literatursprache
Li te ra tur spra che Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Literat u rsprache |1 in der Literatur 2 verwendete Sprache, die oft von der Gemeinsprache abweicht 2 DDR einheitlich genormte Schriftsprache
Literaturstudium
Li te ra tur stu di um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Literat u rstudium |1 Fachstudium der Literatur 2 2 Auswertung der Fachliteratur zu einem [wissenschaftlichen ] Thema
Literaturunterricht
Li te ra tur un ter richt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u runterricht |[Schul ]unterricht in Literatur 2
Literaturverfilmung
Li te ra tur ver fil mung Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rverfilmung |
Literaturverzeichnis
Li te ra tur ver zeich nis Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Literat u rverzeichnis |Verzeichnis, in dem die Literaturangaben zusammengestellt sind
Literaturwissenschaft
Li te ra tur wis sen schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rwissenschaft |Plural selten Wissenschaft, die sich mit der Literatur im Hinblick auf Geschichte, Formen, Stilistik u. a. befasst
Literaturwissenschaftler
Li te ra tur wis sen schaft ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Literat u rwissenschaftler |Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Literaturwissenschaft
Literaturwissenschaftlerin
Li te ra tur wis sen schaft le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rwissenschaftlerin |weibliche Form zu Literaturwissenschaftler
literaturwissenschaftlich
li te ra tur wis sen schaft lich Adjektiv |literat u rwissenschaftlich |die Literaturwissenschaft betreffend
Literaturzeitschrift
Li te ra tur zeit schrift Substantiv, feminin , die |Literat u rzeitschrift |a Zeitschrift mit literarischen Originalbeiträgen b Fachzeitschrift, die Mitteilungen über literaturwissenschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse und Besprechungen literaturwissenschaftlicher Werke enthält c Zeitschrift mit Berichten und Besprechungen literarischer Neuerscheinungen
Spanish Dictionary
litera
litera nombre femenino 1 Mueble formado por dos o más camas superpuestas .2 Cada una de las camas que forman parte de ese mueble :mi hermano duerme en la litera de arriba y yo en la de abajo .3 Cama fija de los camarotes de un barco y de ciertos vagones de tren ¿prefiere viajar en coche cama o en litera? ; el barco tiene dos cámaras donde se encuentran las literas de la tripulación .4 Vehículo antiguo para transportar personas o animales, formado por un camarín sobre unas angarillas o varas largas por donde se agarraba :en un manuscrito antiguo aparece una litera transportada por ocho esclavos .
literal
literal adjetivo 1 [significado ] Que es el primero que tienen las palabras :toda disposición testamentaria deberá entenderse en el sentido literal de sus palabras .SINÓNIMO recto .ANTÓNIMO figurado, metafórico, traslaticio .2 Que respeta exactamente las palabras del modelo o la fuente original :transcripción literal; copia literal .3 De los textos escritos o que está relacionado con ellos :nuestra época es una época de cultura literal . VÉASE traducción literal .
literalidad
literalidad nombre femenino Cualidad de lo que es literal :traducciones de la más estricta literalidad .
literalmente
literalmente adverbio 1 De manera literal .2 Se usa para dirigir el sentido con el que hay que interpretar la parte de la frase a la que complementa :llegaron hechos una sopa .
literario, -ria
literario, -ria adjetivo 1 De las letras, en oposición a las ciencias, o relacionado con ellas :vocación literaria .2 De la literatura o relacionado con ella :estilo literario; género literario; crítica literaria . VÉASE obra literaria; traducción literaria .
literato, -ta
literato, -ta nombre masculino y femenino Persona que escribe obras literarias o es especialista en literatura :muchos de los más importantes literatos en lengua española de este siglo son hispanoamericanos .
literatura
literatura nombre femenino 1 Arte de la expresión escrita o hablada :la lírica, la narrativa y el teatro forman parte de la literatura; en literatura regía la estética del lujo y el poder .2 Teoría de la composición de las obras escritas en prosa o verso :un profesor de literatura; estudiar literatura .3 Conjunto de las obras escritas en prosa o verso de un determinado género, época o lugar :literatura del Siglo de Oro; literatura caribeña; literatura fantástica; literatura erótica; literatura española; literatura gótica .4 Información escrita sobre una materia específica :no ha encontrado literatura antropológica digna de ser mencionada .hacer literatura despectivo Hablar de un asunto con elocuencia, pero sin un propósito definido o un interés verdadero .
literaturizar
literaturizar verbo transitivo Dar carácter literario [a alguien o a alguna cosa ]:con cualquier pretexto, literaturiza su vida .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
literacy
lit er a cy /lɪ́t (ə )rəsi /名詞 U 読み書きの能力 ; 教育 [教養 ]のあること (↔illiteracy ; →numeracy )▸ computer literacy コンピュータ運用能力
literal
lit er al /lɪ́t (ə )r (ə )l /形容詞 1 (翻訳などが )逐語的な ; 文字通りの (↔figurative )▸ literal translation 直訳, 逐語訳 2 ｟くだけて ｠〖強意語として 〗文字通りの, まったくの ▸ a literal flood of orders 文字通り洪水のように押し寄せるたくさんの注文 3 (字句にとらわれて )想像力のない ; 味 [おもしろ味 ]のない .4 誇張なしの ; 正確な .5 比較なし 文字の, 文字で表した ▸ a literal error 文字の誤り, 誤字, 誤植 名詞 C 誤字, 誤植 .～ì sm 名詞 U 直写主義 .～ist 名詞 ～ness 名詞
literally
lit er al ly /lɪ́t (ə )r (ə )li /→letter 副詞 more ～; most ～1 文字通りに ; 字句にこだわって ; 逐語的に ▸ interpret literally 文字通りに解釈する ▸ translate literally 逐語的に訳す, 直訳する 2 誇張なしに , 正確に (exactly ).3 比較なし ｟話 ｠(強意的に )文字通り , まったく , 実質的に (actually )▸ He is literally starving .彼は本当に飢え死にしかかっている (!実際に飢えて死にかかっている場合と, ただ非常に空腹である場合とある ) t à ke A l í terally [t ó o l ì terally ]A 〈人の言葉など 〉を文字通りに取る [取りすぎる ].
literary
lit er ar y /lɪ́tərèri |lɪ́t (ə )r (ə )ri /〖語源は 「読み書きに関する 」; 〗→literature 形容詞 1 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗文学の , 文芸の , 文筆の , 著作に関する ▸ literary works [fiction ]文学作品 [小説 ]▸ a literary agent 著作権代理人 ▸ a literary executor (故人の遺言による )遺著の管理者 2 more ～; most ～文語の , 文語的な (↔colloquial )▸ a literary style [form ]文語体 [形式 ]3 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗文学に通じている 〈人 〉; 文学を研究 [愛好 ]している 〈人 〉▸ a literary man 文学者, 著作家 ▸ a literary critic 文芸批評家 ～̀ cr í ticism 文芸批評 .～̀ pr ó perty 著作権 .l í t er à r i ly 副詞 文学的には .l í t er à r i ness 名詞
literate
lit er ate /lɪ́t (ə )rət /形容詞 1 読み書きのできる ; 教育 [教養 ]のある (↔illiterate ).2 〖しばしば複合語を作って 〗…を扱う能力のある ▸ computer- literate コンピュータを使うことができる 3 文学の, 文学に通じた .名詞 C 1 読み書きのできる人 ; 学問 [教育, 教養 ]のある人 ; 学者, 学識経験者 .2 〘英国教 〙学位なしで聖職就任を許された人 .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
literati
lit e ra ti /lɪ̀tərɑ́ːti /名詞 単 -tus /-təs /C ｟かたく しばしば非難して ｠〖通例the ～; 複数扱い 〗(教養ある )文学愛好者 ; 文学通 .
literatim
lit e ra tim /lɪ̀təréɪtəm |-rɑ́ːtɪm /副詞 逐字的に, 文字通りに .
literature
lit er a ture /lɪ́t (ə )rətʃə r , -tʃʊ̀ə r / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖literate (読み書きのできる )ure (こと )〗(形 )literary 名詞 U 1 文学 [文芸 ](作品 )▸ English [nineteenth-century ] literature 英 [19世紀の ]文学 ▸ popular literature 大衆文学 ▸ read diverse literatures of the epoch その時代のさまざまな文学を読む (!種類をいう時は C ) 2 文学研究 ; 著述 [文筆 ](業 )▸ an English literature course 英文学コース 3 〖しばしばthe ～; 集合的に 〗文献 ▸ the literature on [about ] the French Revolution フランス革命に関する文献 ▸ a report in the medical literature 医学文献にある報告 4 ｟話 ｠(宣伝 広告 案内のための )印刷物 (printed matter )▸ periodical literature 定期刊行物 ▸ literature on our company products 自社製品に関する広告ちらし
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