Literary vs. Literature

Literaryadjective

Relating to literature.

Literaryadjective

Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.

Literaryadjective

Knowledgeable of literature or writing.

Literaryadjective

Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.

Literaryadjective

Bookish.

Literaryadjective

Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.

Literaryadjective

Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man.

Literaryadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of literature;

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knowledgeable about literature;

Literaryadjective

appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing;

Literaryadjective

concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form

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concerned with literature as a profession

Literaryadjective

(of language) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect

Literaturenoun

The body of all written works.

Literaturenoun

The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.

Literaturenoun

All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

Literaturenoun

Written fiction of a high standard.

Literaturenoun

Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.

Literaturenoun

The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.

Literaturenoun

The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres.

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The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.

Literaturenoun

creative writing of recognized artistic value

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the humanistic study of a body of literature;

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published writings in a particular style on a particular subject;

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the profession or art of a writer;

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written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

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books and writings published on a particular subject

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leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice

Literature

Literature broadly is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.