Added 8 October 2026 figurative /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words In Latin: tropicus Wiktionary adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about figurative at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures. Metaphorically so called. With many figures of speech. Origin From Middle French figuratif. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: metaphoricalmetonymicsynecdochicalmetaphoricmetonymicalanalogicalrepresentationalfiguralsynecdochicpoeticextendednonliteral Back to today's word