simile.
A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
Meaning & usage
A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
Similarity or resemblance to something else; likeness, similitude.
Something similar that's not a clone.
Where this word comes from
From Latin simile (“comparison, likeness, parallel”) (first attested 1393), originally from simile, neuter form of similis (“like, similar, resembling”). Compare English similar.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.