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单词 nonliterary
释义

nonliterary

adjective

non·​lit·​er·​ary ˌnän-ˈli-tə-ˌrer-ē How to pronounce nonliterary (audio)
: not literary
In the work of novelists who have tasted other occupations, one generally finds an inverse correlation over the years between degree of literary success and degree of contact with nonliterary reality. James Lardner
nonliterary sources

Synonyms

  • colloquial
  • conversational
  • informal
  • nonformal
  • unbookish
  • unliterary
  • vernacular
  • vulgar
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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

nonliterary

adjective

as in colloquial
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing slang words are usually considered nonliterary

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • colloquial
  • vernacular
  • unliterary
  • informal
  • vulgar
  • nonformal
  • dialectical
  • unbookish
  • dialectal
  • conversational
  • slang
  • dialectic
  • regional
  • nonstandard
  • ungrammatical
  • substandard
  • uneducated
  • nongrammatical
  • incorrect
  • slangy
  • unlearned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • literary
  • formal
  • standard
  • bookish
  • learned
  • grammatical
  • proper
  • correct
  • undialectical
  • genteel
  • educated
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