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simile
[ sim-uh-lee ]
noun
- a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
- an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
simile
/ ˈsɪmɪlɪ /
noun
- a figure of speech that expresses the resemblance of one thing to another of a different category, usually introduced by as or like Compare metaphor
simile
- A common figure of speech that explicitly compares two things usually considered different. Most similes are introduced by like or as : “The realization hit me like a bucket of cold water.” ( Compare metaphor .)
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Notes
Some similes, such as “sleeping like a log,” have become clichés .
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of simile1
C14: from Latin simile something similar, from similis like
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Example Sentences
The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile, and the beadle went on.
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The modern simile is that of a donkey between two bundles of hay.
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No one can say to himself, “I will now make a good simile,” and straightway fulfill his promise.
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A simile is an expressed comparison between unlike things that have some common quality.
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Here the simile seems to be as unlike as possible, for the lot could fall only upon one.
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