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figural Definition

fig·ural (fig′yo̵or əl, -yər-)

adjective

of or made up of human or animal figures, as a painting; representational

figural Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • representation: The most common motif of the few pots with figural representation is a small bird.
  • decoration: Tiles with this kind of inscription, along with " secular " figural decorations, occur in religious buildings.
  • imagery: Contrary to a popular misconception, however, figural imagery is an important aspect of Islamic art.
  • art: More naturalistic figural art fused with the decorative approach to the book arts.
  • sculpture: She is the author of Eric Gill: The Sculpture, the first complete survey of Gill's figural sculpture.
  • scene: Wall paintings and rubbings of figural scenes from stone bas-reliefs are known from the second century AD.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: But academic niceties become more figural in the present somewhat undignified and desperate scramble for respect and recognition.