the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being literal; literal import.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being literal.
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n. adhereing to the concrete construal of something
Word Usage
"He would often gently deride a certain American literalness that I do possess – a need to ask questions all the damn time, and analyse situations a little too much."