literal


Meanings

  • a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
  • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;
    • "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
  • without interpretation or embellishment;
    • "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
  • limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text;
    • "a literal translation"
  • avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis);
    • "it's the literal truth"
  • LITERAL n pl. -S a small error in printing or writing


Scrabble Score: 7

literal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

literal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

literal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

literal is a valid Words With Friends word