simile

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

vergelijking

Tegenovergesteld aan

dissimile

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

símil

comparaison

similitudine

Vergleich

Gleichnis

paragone

παρομοίωση

símil

temsil

comparação

Metapher

Sinnbild

bildhafter Ausdruck

selbst wenn

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɪməli/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Engels: 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.