Figural
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
"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 […]"
- 2 Figurative, not literal.
- 3 Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure. obsolete
- 4 Pertaining to a figure, shape. obsolete
- 5 Pertaining to (human) figures. rare
"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."
Show 1 more definition
- 6 Figurate.
- 1 consisting of or forming human or animal figures wordnet
Example
More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
From Old French figural, from late Latin figūrālis, from figūra (“figure”).
More for "figural"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.