Vocabulary

figurative

具(ぐ)象(しょう)的な

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Adjective

Representing real objects or people in a realistic way, as opposed to abstract.

抽象(ちゅうしょう)的(てき)ではなく、実在(じつざい)の人物(じんぶつ)や物(もの)を現実(げんじつ)的(てき)に表現(ひょうげん)するさま。

Examples

  1. The artist is famous for his figurative sculptures of the human body.
  2. She prefers figurative painting to abstract art.

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