Overview of noun literal

The noun literal has 1 sense

• misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal -- (a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind)

Overview of adj literal

The adj literal has 4 senses

• actual, genuine, literal, real -- (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma")


• literal -- (without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him")


• literal -- (limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation")


• literal -- (avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth")