literal interpretation

Noun

Meaning

an interpretation based on the exact wording

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

literalism

Hypernyms

interpretation

Hyponyms

letter

Examples

A lot of us grow up and we grow out of the literal interpretation that we get when we're children, but we bear the scars all our life. Whether they're scars of beauty or scars of ugliness, it's pretty much in the eye of the beholder. Stephen King

a purely literal interpretation of the impassioned protestations of affection for a "lovely boy", which course through the sonnets, casts a slur on the dignity of the poet's name which scarcely bears discussion. Sidney Lee

Close letter words and terms

literal geography literal grenade literal handkerchief literal jew literal jewel literal lightning