nonmetaphorical

adjective

Definition of nonmetaphoricalnext
as in nonfigurative

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  1. nonfigurative
  2. literal
Adjective
  • Abstraction or nonfigurative art was held, if not in some disdain, at least as something less pressing.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Back then, Pop Art—of which Oldenburg’s work was a kind of rough version—was puzzling, if not a bit scandalous to an art world that had, only recently, barely gotten used to the nonfigurative paint pyrotechnics of Abstract Expressionism.
    — Peter Plagens, WSJ, 22 July 2022
Definition of nonfigurative
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  • The result was less a literal biker wardrobe than an exchange of visual codes between performance machinery and fashion.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In these situations, withdrawing into a literal or symbolic dark room—avoiding sources of stress and going to a safe place—can be adaptive in the short term.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Nonmetaphorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmetaphorical. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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