literalism
English
noun
Definitions
- Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
- (arts) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.
Etymology
Suffix from English literal.
Origin
English
literal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiliteral English
- antiliteralism English
- biliteral English
- duoliteral English
- hexaliteral English
- hyperliteral English
- illiteral English
- literal English
- literalise English
- literalist English
- literality English
- literalization English
- literalize English
- literally English
- literalness English
- monoliteral English
- multiliteral English
- nonliteral English
- overliteral English
- pluriliteral English
- quadriliteral English
- quinqueliteral English
- uniliteral English
- unliteral English
- literal Old French