simile
noun/ˈsɪməli/
/ˈsɪməli/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)- a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases
- The General liked to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters.
- the writer’s use of simile
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like’.Want to learn more?
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