Associations to the word «Literalism»
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Wiktionary
LITERALISM, noun. Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
LITERALISM, noun. (arts) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.
Dictionary definition
LITERALISM, noun. The doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature.
LITERALISM, noun. A disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.