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

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  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 Antonyms1.2 / 5 votes

  1. literature

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

    Antonyms:
    genius, intuition, inspiration

Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 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

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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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How to use literature in a sentence?

  1. Roland Barthes:

    Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it.

  2. Simone Weil:

    When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above, separated by an abyss, is the level where the highest things are achieved. These things are essentially anonymous.

  3. Robert Louis Stephenson:

    The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.

  4. Gabriel García Márquez:

    Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.

  5. Cyril Connolly:

    Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.


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