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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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 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

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 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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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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How to use literature in a sentence?

1. Author Melissa Hart:

   I grew up not even aware that anybody besides me had two moms because it wasn't in literature. It wasn't talked about.

2. Lewis Thomas:

   We pass the word around we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry we meditate over the literature we play the music we change our minds we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

3. Don DeLillo:

   If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.

4. Alex Broun:

   Hopefully that is something that can change. look at what the Emirates Literary Festival has done for literature; what Dubai International Film Festival has done for film, the visual arts are very strong.

5. Henry Miller:

   Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.