Literal

How many syllables in Literal?

literal has 3 syllables

Split Literal into syllables?

lit-er-al

Definition of Literal

adjective - taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory

How should Literal divide into syllables

There are 3 syllables in the word 'literal'. The vowels are 'i' and 'a', and the consonants are 'l', 't', 'r', and 'l'.

Part of Speech - Literal

Adjective

The literal meaning of the word 'cat' is a four-legged animal with fur.

Sentences with Literal

The literal translation of 'bonjour' from French to English is 'good day'.
She took my words too literally and didn't understand that I was joking.
The instructions were to follow the steps in order, in a literal sense.
The painting was a literal representation of the landscape.
The story was a literal account of what happened.

Quotes with Literal

'Oh, my dear,' exclaimed his mother, 'how lucky it is that you have a literal mind!'
'The more literal and prosaic a man is, the more purely imaginative will be the expression of his genius.' - John Burroughs
'The literal is a mode of the eternal.' - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Number of characters in Literal

7 ( l, i, t, e, r, a, l )

Unique letters in Literal

6 ( l, i, t, e, r, a )

Literal Backwards

laretil

Phonetic Transcription of Literal

IPA (International): ˈlɪtɜ:ʌl

ARA (American): ˈlɪtɝʌl

EPA (English): ˈlɪtɜ:ʌl

LIH-TER-AH-L

More Literal Synonyms

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Literal Rhymes

litteral

littoral