literalist
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law.
- A person who translates text literally.
- (arts) One who works in the style of literalism.
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
- biliteral English
- duoliteral English
- hexaliteral English
- hyperliteral English
- illiteral English
- literal English
- literalise English
- literalism English
- literalistic English
- literalistically 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