literary B1 Topic:Communication US /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/ UK /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #10186 Meanings 1 adj Relating to literature or written works. She won a major literary prize for her novel. 2 adj Suited to formal writing rather than everyday speech. He wrote in an elaborate literary style. Thesaurus Synonyms bookly Word family Derived forms antiliterarycyberliteraryextraliteraryhyperliterarylego-literaryliterarilyliterarinessliteraristliteraryismlitrpgmetaliterarynonliterary Related forms letterliteracyliteralliterateliterature Common collocations literary composition Adjective + noun literary criticism Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French littéraire. Topics Communication Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # literary **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 10186 ## Meanings 1. Relating to literature or written works. 2. Suited to formal writing rather than everyday speech. ## Examples - She won a major literary prize for her novel. - He wrote in an elaborate literary style. ## Synonyms - bookly ## Derived Forms - antiliterary - cyberliterary - extraliterary - hyperliterary - lego-literary - literarily - literariness - literarist - literaryism - litrpg - metaliterary - nonliterary ## Related Forms - letter - literacy - literal - literate - literature ## Etymology From French littéraire. ## AI Etymology Literary comes from French littéraire. In present-day English its meanings include relating to literature or written works and suited to formal writing rather than everyday speech. Related and derived forms include letter, literacy, literal, and antiliterary. ## Topics - Communication - Register & Style markdown