figural

Meaning

1. Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
2. Figurative, not literal.
3. (obsolete) Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.
4. (obsolete) Pertaining to a figure, shape.
5. (rare) Pertaining to (human) figures.
6. Figurate.

Synonyms

figurative

numeral

Translations

figurativo

figuratif

figurativ

figurativo

figurato

icastici

figuurlijk

oneigenlijk

figuratief

representativo

dafigura

figurado

figurativo

figurativa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪɡ(j)ʊɹəl/

Etymology

From Old French figural, from late Latin figūrālis, from figūra (“figure”).