SIMILE
WordNet
noun
(1) A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested 1393, from simile ("comparison, likeness", "parallel"), originally from simile the neuter form of similis ("like, similar, resembling"). Confer the English similar.
Noun
- A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, generally using like or as.
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- “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” — Irina Dunn, 1970
- A simile is like a metaphor.
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See also
:Category:English similes
- Appendix:English similes - an appendix containing many similes