Simile

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also

English

Etymology

First attested 1393 , from Latin simile, neuter of similis "like, similar"

Noun

simile

1. a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another using like or as.

   He's like a bull in a china shop.

   She went as white as a sheet.

A particularly pleasing sentence can be used to answer both the questions "What is a simile?" and "What is an example of a simile?". The sentence is as follows.

A simile is like a metaphor.

Translations

• Dutch: vergelijking f
• Finnish: vertaus
• German: Vergleich m
• Russian: сравнение n

See also

• dissimile
• metaphor