metonüütiliselt

Metonüütiliselt is an adverb derived from the word metonymy. Metonymy is a figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. For example, saying "the White House announced" instead of "the President of the United States announced" is an example of metonymy, where "the White House" stands for the United States presidency.

When an action or description is performed metonüütiliselt, it means it is done in a way that employs this substitution of terms. For instance, if a journalist writes metonüütiliselt about the stock market, they might use phrases like "Wall Street reacted negatively" instead of detailing the specific financial institutions or traders involved. This usage relies on the reader's understanding of the association between "Wall Street" and the broader financial industry. Similarly, referring to a king as "the Crown" is a metonüütiline expression. The adverb therefore indicates a manner of speaking or writing that uses associated concepts to represent the primary subject. It implies a level of indirectness and relies on shared cultural or contextual understanding.