Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

figural

/ˈfɪɡjəɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: fig-ur-al
IPA: /ˈfɪɡjəɹəl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.

adj

Figurative, not literal.

adj

Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.

Obsolete

adj

Pertaining to a figure, shape.

Obsolete

adj

Pertaining to (human) figures.

adj

Example Sentences

"The counterparts, in the Christian era, to the figural anticipation of Christ in the Old Testament were the deliverer monarchs and leaders of later times […]"
"Some of the Umayyads found themselves charmed by the cultures which they had conquered, so that archaeologists in Palestine and Syria have revealed an astonishing flourishing of Christian-style figural art under their rule."

Etymology

From Old French figural, from late Latin figūrālis, from figūra (“figure”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: figural

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪɡjəɹəl/
British English: /ˈfɪɡ(j)ʊɹəl/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more figural (comparative) most figural (superlative)

Derived Forms

figurally

Synonyms

figurative

Questions

How do you pronounce figural?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪɡjəɹəl/.
What does figural mean?: Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
Where does figural come from?: It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce figural

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