literality

lit·er·al·i·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lit-uh-ral-i-tee]
- /ˌlɪt əˈræl ɪ ti/
- /lˌɪtərˈalɪti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lit-uh-ral-i-tee]
- /ˌlɪt əˈræl ɪ ti/

Definitions of literality word

noun plural literality the quality or state of being literal; literalness. 1
noun plural literality a literal interpretation. 1
noun literality The condition of being literal. 1
noun literality the state or quality of being literal 0
noun literality a literal meaning or interpretation 0

See all 5 definitions of literality

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Origin of literality

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50; literal + -ity

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Parts of speech for Literality

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Literality

literality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

literality usage trend in Literature

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