simile
simile Lexical Profile
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• noun
A figure of speech involving the explicit comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, typically introduced by words such as 'like' or 'as', used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
"The poet used a vivid simile comparing the falling snow to a soft white blanket covering the quiet town."
Word Nuance & Usage
A simile explicitly compares two different things using connecting words such as 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'brave as a lion'), whereas a metaphor makes a direct, implicit comparison by stating that one thing is another (e.g., 'he is a lion in battle').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century directly from Latin 'simile', meaning 'a like thing' or 'comparison', which is the neuter noun use of the adjective 'similis' ('like, resembling, or of the same kind').