English-Thai Dictionary

metaphoric

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ คำอุปมา  symbolical allegorical figurative kiao-kab-kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphorical

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ คำอุปมา  symbolical allegorical figurative kiao-kab-kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphorically

ADV อย่าง เปรียบเทียบ  yang-priab-tiab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

METAPHORIC, METAPHORICAL

a.Pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; as a metaphorical use of words; a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.

 

METAPHORICALLY

adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

METAPHORIC; METAPHORICAL

Met `a *phor "ic, Met `a *phor "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. métaphorique. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met `a *phor "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Met `a *phor "ic *al *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

metaphorical

met a phor i cal |ˌmetəˈfôrikəl metəˈfɔːrɪkl | ▶adjective characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative: many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body. DERIVATIVES met a phor i cal ly |ˌmetəˈfôrik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

metaphorical

meta |phor ¦ic ¦al |ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkl | ▶adjective characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative: many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body. DERIVATIVES metaphorically |-ˈfɒrɪk (ə )li |adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

metaphoric, metaphorical

metaphoric, metaphorical adjective the writer meant it in a metaphoric sense: figurative, allegorical, symbolic; imaginative, extended. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

metaphorical

metaphorical adjective there is no clear line between literal and metaphorical senses: figurative, allegorical, analogous, symbolic, emblematic; imaginative, fanciful, extended; rare parabolic, tropical. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

metaphorical

met a phor i cal /mètəfɔ́ːrɪk (ə )l |-fɔ́r -/形容詞 隠喩 （いんゆ ）の, 隠喩的な, 隠喩を用いた ; 比喩的な .～ly 副詞