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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
literalness
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Literalness — Lit er*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being literal; literal import. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literalness — literal ► ADJECTIVE 1) using or interpreting words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. 2) (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text. 3) free from distortion. 4) informal absolute (used for… … English terms dictionary
literalness — See literal. * * * … Universalium
literalness — noun The property of being literal … Wiktionary
literalness — n. adherence to the strict meaning of a word or words; exactness; quality of being factual … English contemporary dictionary
literalness — n 1. literality, accuracy, exactness, exactitude, precision, preciseness, closeness, faithfulness, trueness, truth, authenticity, honesty, ex plicitness; unambiguousness, unambiguity, clearness, unequivocality; factualness, factuality, actuality … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
literalness — lit·er·al·ness … English syllables
literalness — noun adhereing to the concrete construal of something (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑literal • Hypernyms: ↑concreteness … Useful english dictionary
literal — literalness, n. /lit euhr euhl/, adj. 1. in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word. 2. following the words of the original very… … Universalium
Sermon on the Mount — by Carl Bloch The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 5, 6 and 7).[1] … Wikipedia
