Word: figurative
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fig
ur
a
tive
Definition: Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
Morphemes:
Affix: figure
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: figūra
Language: la
Decoded: figura
Meaning: form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, cog
Affix: -ative
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified