The Collaborative International Dictionary
Metaphoricalness
Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.