What does Simile mean?
Definitions for Simile
ˈsɪm ə lisim·i·le
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Princeton's WordNet
similenoun
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
Wiktionary
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.
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 Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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.
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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 Dictionary
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
Etymology: [L., from similis. See Similar.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Records
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.
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Anagrams for Simile »
smilie
milsie
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Simile in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Simile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Simile in a Sentence
The guy did the thing like a bad simile.
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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- التشبيه في علم بلاغةArabic
- přirovnáníCzech
- lignelse, sammenligningDanish
- Gleichnis, VergleichGerman
- παρομοίωσηGreek
- komparoEsperanto
- símilSpanish
- vertausFinnish
- comparaisonFrench
- hasonlatHungarian
- kiasanIndonesian
- samlíking, líkingIcelandic
- similitudineItalian
- 比喩, シミレ, 直喩Japanese
- 직유, 直喻Korean
- vergelijkingDutch
- porównaniePolish
- símilePortuguese
- сравнениеRussian
- liknelseSwedish
- kibadalaSwahili
- ஒத்தTamil
- การเปรียบเทียบThai
- sự so sánhVietnamese
- 明喻Chinese
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