simile
- (countable, uncountable) A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
- (countable, uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else; likeness, similitude.
- (countable, uncountable) Something similar that's not a clone.
Opposite of
dissimile
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪməli/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin simile (“comparison, likeness, parallel”) (first attested 1393), originally from simile, neuter form of similis (“like, similar, resembling”). Compare English similar.
símil
comparaison
similitudine
παρομοίωση
símil
temsil
comparação
vergelijking porównanie
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