Simile Definition

sĭmə-lē
similes
noun
A figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another, dissimilar thing by the use of like, as, etc. (Ex.: a heart as big as a whale, her tears flowed like wine)
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
simile
Plural:
similes, similia

Origin of Simile

  • First attested 1393, from Latin simile ("comparison, likeness", "parallel"), originally from simile the neuter form of similis ("like, similar, resembling"). Confer the English similar.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin likeness, comparison from neuter of similis like similar

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Simile Sentence Examples

  • Sometimes it took a ridiculous simile to make a point.

  • Many times a simile may contain the word "as" or "like".

  • Neither art nor nature could supply a better simile of the grace of God than this.

  • The simile in the next line serves to emphasize the speed of the fall.

  • A common simile that can be used to describe someone calm or relaxed is "cool as a cucumber".

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Words Starting With

SSISIM

Words Ending With

ELEILE

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Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With E