Added 9 October 2026 nonliteral adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about nonliteral at Wordnik → Where our words come from → (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech. figurative language Origin From non- + literal. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: extendedfigurativeanalogicalmetaphoricalsynecdochicalmetonymicmetaphoricmetonymicalsynecdochicpoetictropicalunliteral Back to today's word