simile

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
2. (countable, uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else; likeness, similitude.
3. (countable, uncountable) Something similar that's not a clone.

Conceptes

símil

Oposat a

dissimile

Sinònims

metaphor

analogy

comparison

allegory

figure of speech

likeness

example

picture

parable

similitude

image

analog

painting

🖼️

paragon

parallelism

parity

propinquity

prototype

resemblance

similar

similarity

similarly

analogue

effigy

analogous

for example

for instance

like

trope

Traduccions

símil

comparaison

Vergleich

Gleichnis

similitudine

παρομοίωση

paragone

temsil

vergelijking

comparação

bildhafter Ausdruck

obgleich

Sinnbild

Metapher

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɪməli/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès: similar

In summary

From Latin simile (“comparison, likeness, parallel”) (first attested 1393), originally from simile, neuter form of similis (“like, similar, resembling”). Compare English similar.