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.