figurativenessn.

Etymology: formed as figurative adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfigurativeness.

The quality of being figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > [noun] > figurative quality

allusiveness1669

figurativenessa1729

a1729 S. Clarke Serm. (1731) VIII. i. 11 From the figurativeness..of these expressions.

1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 227 Dispense with the figurativeness of Bacon's style!

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iv. 319 The precepts..of revelation, notwithstanding their brevity and figurativeness.

1881 Athenæum No. 2811. 328/2 The figurativeness of another kind of which..Rossetti's sonnets are so full.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	figurativeness
释义	figurativenessn. Etymology: formed as figurative adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfigurativeness. The quality of being figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > [noun] > figurative quality allusiveness1669 figurativenessa1729 a1729 S. Clarke Serm. (1731) VIII. i. 11 From the figurativeness..of these expressions. 1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 227 Dispense with the figurativeness of Bacon's style! 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iv. 319 The precepts..of revelation, notwithstanding their brevity and figurativeness. 1881 Athenæum No. 2811. 328/2 The figurativeness of another kind of which..Rossetti's sonnets are so full. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1729
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