Definitions For Literalist

Noun

LITERALIST (plural LITERALISTs) A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law. A person who translates text literally. (arts) One who works in the style of literalism.

Etymology

literal + ist

See also

legalistic letter of the law

Is Literalist a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Literalist is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Literalist in a Sentence

  • If audiences ever got the literalism they claim they want in movies, they'd be fast asleep by the second reel

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