simile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hypernyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 2 Esperanto 2.1 Adverb 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Noun

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simile (plural similes)

1. (linguistics) A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, generally using like or as.

   • “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” — Irina Dunn, 1970

   A simile is like a metaphor.

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• figure of speech

[edit] Related terms

• dissimile
• similar
• similarity
• simulate

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[edit] See also

• metaphor
• Category:English similes
• Appendix:English similes - an appendix containing many similes

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simile

1. similarly

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin similis.

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simile m and f (m and f plural simili)

1. similar
   • Non è molto simile. It is not very similar.