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literalness

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/ˈlɪt.ər.əl.nəs/ · lit-er-al-ness

The quality of being literal; a strict adherence to the explicit meaning of words or phrases.

Meanings

nounformal

The quality of being literal; a strict adherence to the explicit meaning of words or phrases.

ہونے کی حالت جو لفظی ہے؛ الفاظ یا فقرات کے صریح معنی کی سخت پیروی کرنا۔

لفظیّت

lafziyat

Synonyms

literalismfactualnessexactnessلفظیّتسچائیحقیقت

Antonyms

figurativemetaphoricalabstractمجازاستعارہخیالی

Common Collocations

  • literalness of text
  • sense of literalness
  • literalness in interpretation

Example Sentences

The literalness of the text makes it challenging to interpret in various contexts.

متن کی لفظیّت اسے مختلف سیاق میں سمجھنے کے لیے چیلنجنگ بناتی ہے۔

Matn ki lafziyat ise mukhtalif siaq mein samajhne ke liye challenging banati hai.

His literalness in understanding idioms can lead to misunderstandings.

محاورات کو سمجھنے میں اس کی لفظیّت غلط فہمیوں کا باعث بن سکتی ہے۔

Muhawrat ko samajhne mein is ki lafziyat ghalat fehmioun ka ba'ais ban sakti hai.

Many poets play with literalness to create unexpected meaning.

بہت سے شاعروں نے لفظیّت کے ساتھ کھیل کر غیر متوقع معنی تخلیق کیے ہیں۔

Bohat se shairon ne lafziyut ke sath khail kar ghair mutawaqqa ma'ani takhleeq kiye hain.

Easily Confused With

literal:Literal refers to the exact meaning of words, while literalness refers to the quality of being literal.

Word Family

literal
adjectiveلفظی
literally
adverbحقیقتاً

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of how a literal translation sticks to words exactly.

Imagine a word-for-word translation that doesn’t capture the essence.

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📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "literalis" — relating to letters

First known use: 19th century

The word 'literalness' has evolved from the Latin term 'literalis', which means relating to letters or literature. It has been used in English since the 19th century to denote a strict adherence to the explicit meaning of words.