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simile

/ˈsɪm.ɪ.li/

Translations

similenoun

similes

/ˈsɪm.ɪ.li/

comparaisonRhétorique : figure de style fondée sur une comparaison explicite.

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

Dans la phrase « Son sourire était aussi éclatant que le soleil », l’expression « aussi éclatant que le soleil » est une comparaison.

Additional translations

simileTerme de stylistique employé tel quel dans certains contextes savants.

Synonyms

simileadjective

/ˈsɪmɪli/

/ˈsɪməli/

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

comparatifRhétorique : qui a trait à la comparaison explicite.

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

Les marqueurs comparatifs comme « as » et « like » introduisent des comparaisons.

Definitions

similenoun

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.

simileadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a simile.

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