simile
/SIM-ih-lee/nouna comparison using 'like' or 'as'
“'Brave as a lion' is the textbook simile.”
- Synonyms
- comparison, analogy, likeness
- Memory hook
- similis (like): a likeness wearing 'like' or 'as'.
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