textual
gb/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl/ us/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl/
C1
English
~ 9900
szöveges, szövegközpontú, textuális
C1
1
szöveges
B1
Usage pattern:
textual [noun]
The website’s textual content is available in several languages.
A weboldal szöveges tartalma több nyelven is elérhető.
The report includes both textual explanations and visual charts.
A jelentés szöveges magyarázatokat és vizuális diagramokat is tartalmaz.
Please give a clear textual description of the problem.
The software can search large amounts of textual data in seconds.
The textbook combines textual material with diagrams and photos.
Learner examples
This app lets you edit the textual content of your blog.
Ez az alkalmazás lehetővé teszi, hogy szerkeszd a blogod szöveges tartalmát.
The teacher asked for a short textual summary of the story.
A tanár a történet rövid szöveges összefoglalását kérte.
We read the textual part first and then looked at the pictures.
He sent a long textual message instead of calling.
The file contains only textual data, not images.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "textual" with the noun "text" and say *"Send me a textual" instead of "Send me a text." "Textual" is an adjective and must describe a noun, as in "textual message" or "textual content."
Meaning
Relating to written or printed text
Collocations
textual content
|textual description
|textual data
|textual material
|textual information
|textual features
Synonyms
written (More general and common; does not highlight analysis or structure of the text as strongly as "textual".)
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text-based (Informal and descriptive; often used in technology or design to contrast with image-based or video-based content.)
Antonyms
visual (Stresses that information is given through images or diagrams rather than through written words.)
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oral (Emphasizes spoken communication instead of communication through written text.)
Themes
language
|education
|media
|communication
|technology
Definition
About written words or printed text, not pictures or sound.
Relating to written or printed text, especially as opposed to images, sound, or other forms of communication.
C2
TECHNICAL
2
textuális
C1
Usage pattern:
textual [analysis/evidence/criticism/variant]
The lawyer relied on strictly textual evidence from the contract.
Az ügyvéd szigorúan a szerződés szövegén alapuló bizonyítékokra támaszkodott.
Her thesis offers a detailed textual analysis of modernist poetry.
A szakdolgozata a modernista költészet részletes szövegközpontú elemzését nyújtja.
Textual criticism helped identify the earliest form of the manuscript.
Scholars debated several textual variants in the ancient scrolls.
A purely textual approach can miss important historical context.
Learner examples
In this class we do close textual analysis of short stories.
Ezen az órán novellák szoros, szövegközpontú elemzését végezzük.
The article gives strong textual evidence for its argument.
A cikk az érvelését erős, szövegen alapuló bizonyítékokkal támasztja alá.
Textual criticism compares different copies of the same book.
They studied the textual changes in new editions of the novel.
He prefers a textual approach instead of a historical one.
Common mistake:
Learners may think "textual" here simply means "written" and not realize it often implies a careful, academic focus on wording. In phrases like "textual criticism" or "textual variant," the word refers to scholarly work on versions and exact wording of texts, not just any written material.
Meaning
Based on a text’s exact wording
Collocations
textual analysis
|textual evidence
|textual criticism
|textual variant
|textual tradition
|textual scholarship
Synonyms
philological (More formal and academic; often broader, covering language history and structure as well as the text’s wording.)
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documentary (In scholarly contexts, can mean based on written documents, but does not specifically stress the precise wording as strongly as "textual.")
Antonyms
contextual (Focuses on the background, situation, or wider context rather than on the exact words of the text itself.)
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interpretive (Emphasizes personal or theoretical interpretation of meaning, often going beyond the literal wording of the text.)
Themes
academia
|literature
|research
|education
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Definition
Focusing only on the exact words and form of a written text, especially in academic study.
Concerned primarily or exclusively with the exact wording, structure, and variants of a written text, especially in scholarly or critical study.
Grammar
Dictionary form
textual
IPA
GB/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl/
US/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl/
Syllables & stress
tex - tu - al (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (tex)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: textual
Word family
Core family
text
noun A2
textually
adverb
Related words
Advanced or less common
intertextual
adjective
intertextuality
noun
Expressions
textual analysis
1/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl ænˈælɪsɪs/
fixed phrase
Close study of a written text
Careful study of the words, style, and structure of a written text to understand it better.
Examples
- The course focuses on textual analysis rather than on historical background.
- For homework, do a brief textual analysis of one paragraph from the article.
- Textual analysis can show how the writer creates a certain mood.
textual criticism
1/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl kɹˈɪtɪsˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
technical
Scholarly study of text versions
A type of academic work where experts compare many copies of an old text to decide what the original words probably were.
Examples
- Textual criticism has changed our understanding of several ancient works.
- Her research in textual criticism focuses on early religious manuscripts.
- The new edition is based on decades of textual criticism.
textual evidence
1/tˈɛkst͡ʃˌuəl ˈɛvədəns/
fixed phrase
Evidence taken from a text
Words from a book, article, or other text that you use to show that your idea or answer is true.
Examples
- Please use textual evidence from the story to support your answer.
- The teacher asked students to underline the textual evidence for each claim.
- Her argument is strong because it is based on clear textual evidence.