literality

[ lit-uh-ral-i-tee ]

/ ˌlɪt əˈræl ɪ ti /

the quality or state of being literal; literalness.

a literal interpretation.

Origin of literality

First recorded in 1640–50; literal + -ity

literacy hour, literacy test, literae humaniores, literal, literalism, literality, literalize, literally, literal-minded, literary, literary agent

I shall not attempt to describe it more than I have already done; for the most absorbing wonder of it was its literality.
The Germ|Various
I say literality,not fidelity, which is by no means the same thing.
The New Life (La Vita Nuova)|Dante Alighieri
We would not have him bound by any precedent or any self-imposed law of literality.
Imaginary Interviews|W. D. Howells
When the vision faded he took refuge in symbolism or literality.
Pot-Boilers|Clive Bell

I shall not attempt to describe it more than I have already done, for the most absorbing wonder of it was its literality.
The Mind of the Artist|Various

单词	literality
释义	literality [ lit-uh-ral-i-tee ] / ˌlɪt əˈræl ɪ ti / noun, plural lit·er·al·i·ties. the quality or state of being literal; literalness. a literal interpretation. Origin of literality First recorded in 1640–50; literal + -ity Words nearby literality literacy hour, literacy test, literae humaniores, literal, literalism, literality, literalize, literally, literal-minded, literary, literary agent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for literality I shall not attempt to describe it more than I have already done; for the most absorbing wonder of it was its literality. The Germ\|Various I say literality,not fidelity, which is by no means the same thing. The New Life (La Vita Nuova)\|Dante Alighieri We would not have him bound by any precedent or any self-imposed law of literality. Imaginary Interviews\|W. D. Howells When the vision faded he took refuge in symbolism or literality. Pot-Boilers\|Clive Bell I shall not attempt to describe it more than I have already done, for the most absorbing wonder of it was its literality. The Mind of the Artist\|Various
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