simile (noun)

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• simile — ► NOUN ▪ a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (e.g. as solid as a rock). ORIGIN Latin, from similis like …   English terms dictionary

• simile mark — noun see simile III * * * simile mark, Music. an abbreviation mark signifying that the contents of the last measure that was written out are to be repeated …   Useful english dictionary

• simile — noun /ˈsɪməli/ A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as. A simile is like a metaphor. See Also: dissimile, similar, similarity, simulate …   Wiktionary

• simile — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, comparison, from neuter of similis Date: 14th century a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• simile — noun 1 (C) an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or like , for example as white as snow 2 (U) the use of expressions like this …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• simile — UK [ˈsɪməlɪ] / US [ˈsɪmɪlɪ] noun Word forms simile : singular simile plural similes literature a) [countable] a phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else using the word like or as , for example He eats like a pig b)… …   English dictionary

• simile — sim|i|le [ sımıli ] noun count a phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else using the word like or as, for example He eats like a pig a. uncount the use of similes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• simile — [ sɪmɪli] noun a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (e.g. he was as brave as a lion). Origin ME: from L., neut. of similis like …   English new terms dictionary

• simile — [ˈsɪməli] noun [C] a phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else using the word ‘like or ‘as , for example ‘His hands were as cold as ice …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• simile — /ˈsɪməli / (say simuhlee) noun 1. a figure of speech directly expressing a resemblance, in one or more points, of one thing to another, as a man like an ox. 2. an instance of this figure, or a use of words exemplifying it. {Middle English, from… …  

• epic simile — noun : an extended simile often running to several lines used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject (as by contrast) and to serve as decoration called also Homeric simile * * * a simile developed over several… …   Useful english dictionary