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simile

/ˈsɪm.ɪ.li/

similesubstantiv

similes

Pl.

/ˈsɪm.ɪ.li/

Übersetzungen

сравнение

The poet used a simile to describe the beauty of the sunset.

Поэт использовал сравнение, чтобы описать красоту заката.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

уподобление

Definitionen

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid, typically using the words 'like' or 'as'.

In the sentence 'Her smile was as bright as the sun,' the phrase 'as bright as the sun' is a simile.

An individual instance of such a comparison in writing or speech.

The poem brims with vivid similes.

Synonyme

simileadjektiv

/ˈsɪmɪli/

/ˈsɪməli/

Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to a simile.

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of a simile.

Simile markers like 'as' and 'like' introduce comparisons.