Associations to the word «Nonliteral»

Wiktionary

NONLITERAL, adjective. Not literal.

Dictionary definition

NONLITERAL, adjective. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche