símil

See also: simil and simil-

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin similis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsi.mil]

Adjective

símil m or f (masculine and feminine plural símils)

1. (obsolete) similar

   Synonym: similar

Noun

símil m (plural símils)

1. simile

Further reading

• “símil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin similis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimil/ [ˈsi.mil]
• Rhymes: -imil
• Syllabification: sí‧mil

Adjective

símil m or f (masculine and feminine plural símiles)

1. similar

   Synonym: similar

   Antonym: disímil

   símil chocolate ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Noun

símil m (plural símiles)

1. (rhetoric) simile

Further reading

• “símil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10