what does literal meaning mean?

Answer 1

literally meaning is basically using a word or sentance NOT in the way it sounds, but the way the dictionary would describe it.

here is an example

I felt like i was walking on water... (implying that you were not walking on water, it just felt that way)

Vs the literal

I was literally walking on water (the device i used made me walk on the water)

Answer 2

Definition Of Literal

Answer 3

lit·er·al /ˈlɪtərəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lit-er-uhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.
2. following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal translation of Goethe.
3. true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual: a literal description of conditions.
4. being actually such, without exaggeration or inaccuracy: the literal extermination of a city.
5. (of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter-of-fact; prosaic.
6. of or pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
7. of the nature of letters.
8. expressed by letters.
9. affecting a letter or letters: a literal error.
–noun
10. a typographical error, esp. involving a single letter.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL litterālis of letters. See letter, al1]

—Related forms
lit·er·al·ness, noun

—Synonyms 3. truthful, exact, reliable.

Answer 4

Literal meaning means the explanation of the exact words of the with the meanings as stated in the dictionary which should not be related to the life of a living being or to the sympathy for anybody.

Answer 5

linguistic expressions are of two kinds
1.literal
2.figurative
Words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage.
While words in figurative expressions connote additional layers of meaning.

The "literal meaning" is not a special form of meaning.it is only the meaning the reader is most likely to assign to a word or phrase if he or she knows nothing about the context in which it is to be used.

Answer 6

Literal means actual meaning, not an idiom.

Answer 7

"Literal" has to do with "letters". I believe it comes from a
very similar Latin word. People misuse this word fairly frequently. For example, "That guy was literally horny!" Now
as funny as that may sound, the person who says it probably
DOESN'T mean that guy actually ["literally", according to the
actual "letters" h-o-r-n-y], has horns growing out of his head!
On the other hand, an example of using a literal meaning quite properly might be, "My mother, having 6 children, including myself, has done LITERALLY thousands of loads
of wash for our family over her lifetime!" That is the "literal
meaning" of, in this case, t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d-s. Does that help? (:>)

Answer 8

Well for example, the literal meaning of the sentence " Her face was red" is that her face really IS red (maybe someone painted it red), the non literal meaning (usually called the figurative meaning) means that maybe she was angry and her face isn't really red but its a way of conveying the idea of her being angry.

Answer 9

It means what is literally written down, as in the word 'literature'.

Answer 10

Literal meaning is comprehension of the text, exactly as it is written: no inferences (reading between the lines), no evaluation (emotional interpretation).