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

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. James Arthur Baldwin:

   You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way ... people look at reality, then you can change it.

2. Kenneth Mandato:

   I think basically, scraping the surface, my study as well as the literature out there is all positive, and the stuff that I’ve read about is in very small numbers but very conclusive that this works.

3. Nikole Hannah-Jones:

   When the governor or the candidate said that he didn't think parents should be deciding what's being taught in school, he was panned for that, but that's just the fact. This is why we send our children to school and don't home school, because these are the professional educators who have the expertise to teach social studies, to teach history, to teach science, to teach literature, and I think we should leave that to the educators. Yes, we should have some say but school is not about simply confirming our worldview. Schools should teach us to question they should teach us how to think, not what to think.

4. Andr Maurois:

   In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

5. Brittany Charlton:

   The literature has just been unclear.