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metaphorical

/ˌmɛtəˈfoɹɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
meta-phor-ical
IPA
/ˌmɛtəˈfoɹɪkəl/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English metaphor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English metaphoric English -al English metaphorical From metaphoric + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛtəˈfoɹɪkəl/
  • British English: /ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/

Inflected Forms

more metaphorical (comparative) most metaphorical (superlative)

Derived Forms

antimetaphorical hypermetaphorical metaphoricality metaphorically metaphoricalness multimetaphorical nonmetaphorical unmetaphorical

Frequently Paired Words

figurative

Synonyms

metaphoric

Rhymes With

historical rhetorical morrical

Questions

How do you pronounce metaphorical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtəˈfoɹɪkəl/.
What does metaphorical mean?
Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
Where does metaphorical come from?
Etymology tree English metaphor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English metaphoric English -al English metaphorical From metaphoric + -al.

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