Definitions for simile
ˈsɪm ə lisim·i·le

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. similenoun

   a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.4 / 7 votes

1. similenoun

   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.

2. Etymology: First attested 1393, from simile ("comparison, likeness", "parallel"), originally from simile the neuter form of similis ("like, similar, resembling"). Confer the English similar.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Similenoun

   A comparison by which any thing is illustrated or aggrandized.

   Etymology: simile, Latin.

   Their rhimes,
   Full of protest, of oath, and big compare,
   Want similes. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   Lucentio slip’d me, like his greyhound,
   Which runs himself, and catches for his master:
   A good swift simile, but something currish. William Shakespeare.

   In argument,
   Similes are like songs in love,
   They much describe; they nothing prove. Matthew Prior.

   Poets, to give a loose to a warm fancy, not only expatiate in their similes, but introduce them too frequently. Samuel Garth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Simile

   A simile () is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes differ from metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things using comparison words such as "like", "as", "so", or "than", while metaphors create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else). This distinction is evident in the etymology of the words: simile derives from the Latin word similis ("similar, like"), while metaphor derives from the Greek word metapherein ("to transfer"). Like in the case of metaphors, the thing that is being compared is called the tenor, and the thing it is being compared to is called the vehicle. Author and lexicographer Frank J. Wilstach compiled a dictionary of similes in 1916, with a second edition in 1924.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. simile

   A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things, often using words such as "like" or "as". It is used to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid, providing the reader with a more detailed or imaginative understanding of an object or concept.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Similenoun

   a word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison

2. Etymology: [L., from similis. See Similar.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. Simile

   A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things through some connective, usually "like," "as," "than," or a verb such as "resembles." A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Simile

   sim′i-le, n. something similar: similitude: (rhet.) a comparison to illustrate anything.—n.pl. Simil′ia, things alike.—v.t. Sim′ilise, to liken, compare.—v.i. to use similitudes.—adv. Simil′liter, in like manner. [L., neut. of similis, like.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SIMILE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Simile is ranked #146201 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Simile surname appeared 113 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Simile.
   
   99.1% or 112 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Trope

Anagrams for simile »

1. smilie

2. milsie

How to pronounce simile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say simile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of simile in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of simile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of simile in a Sentence

1. Christopher Robin Miller:

   The guy did the thing like a bad simile.

2. Alfred North Whitehead:

   I will not go so far as to say that to construct a history of thought without profound study of the mathematical ideas of successive epochs is like omitting Hamlet from the play which is named after him. . . But it is certainly analogous to cutting out the part of Ophelia. This simile is singularly exact. For Ophelia is quite essential to the play, she is very charming-- and a little mad.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=simile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Simile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=simile
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simile
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simile
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=simile
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=simile
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html