Synonyms for Literature
ˈlɪt ər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈlɪ trə-lit·er·a·ture

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1. literature

   Literature is collective, including in the most general sense all the written or printed productions of the human mind in all lands and ages, or in a more limited sense, referring to all that has been published in some land or age, or in some department of human knowledge; as, the literature of Greece; the literature of the Augustan age; the literature of politics or of art. Literature, used absolutely, denotes what has been called "polite literature" or belles-lettres, i. e., the works collectively that embody taste, feeling, loftiness of thought, and purity and beauty of style, as poetry, history, fiction, and dramatic compositions, including also much of philosophical writing, as the "Republic" of Plato, and oratorical productions, as the orations of Demosthenes. In the broad sense, we can speak of the literature of science; in the narrower sense, we speak of literature and science as distinct departments of knowledge. Literature is also used to signify literary pursuits or occupations; as, to devote one's life to literature. Compare KNOWLEDGE; SCIENCE.

   Synonyms:
   belles-lettres, books, literary productions, literary works, publications, writings

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.2 / 5 votes

1. literature

   Synonyms:
   lore, erudition, reading, study, learning, attainment, scholarship, literary works

   Antonyms:
   genius, intuition, inspiration

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 6 votes

1. literaturenoun

   creative writing of recognized artistic value

   Synonyms:
   lit

2. literature, litnoun

   the humanistic study of a body of literature

   "he took a course in Russian lit"

   Synonyms:
   lit, literature

3. literaturenoun

   published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

   "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"

   Synonyms:
   lit

4. literaturenoun

   the profession or art of a writer

   "her place in literature is secure"

   Synonyms:
   lit

Matched Categories

1. • Literary Study
   • Literature
   • Profession
   • Writing

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1. literaturenoun

   Synonyms:
   learning, erudition, letters

2. literaturenoun

   Synonyms:
   the humanities, the muses, belles lettres, polite literature

3. literaturenoun

   Synonyms:
   literary productions, literary works

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1. List of paraphrases for "literature":

   literary, documentation, documentary, publications, bibliography, doctrine, documents, bibliographic, munhak, literatures, documentaries, backgrounders, books, backgrounder, works

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1. Arthur Rimbaud:

   For a long time I found the celebrities of modern painting and poetry ridiculous. I loved absurd pictures, fanlights, stage scenery, mountebanks backcloths, inn-signs, cheap colored prints; unfashionable literature, church Latin, pornographic books badly spelt, grandmothers novels, fairy stories, little books for children, old operas, empty refrains, simple rhythms.

2. Robert:

   This duality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versus passion, or mind and the "unconscious." There are moments in each of our lives when our verbal-intellect suggests one course, and our "heart" or intuition, another.

3. Percy Bysshe Shelley:

   We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece.

4. David Hu:

   We found that there's a pretty good trend for how lashes change with eye width, that's quite striking because in the mammal-hair literature, you don't see many trends. Hair is usually a function of habitat, activity, things like that.

5. Thomas Eissenberg:

   This important study adds to the growing literature demonstrating that water pipe tobacco smoking exposes user to many of the same smoke toxicants to which cigarette smokers are exposed.