SIMILE


Meaning of SIMILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsɪmɪlɪ ]

n. 1 a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, as an illustration or ornament (e.g. as brave as a lion). 2 the use of such comparison. [ME f. L, neut. of similis like]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.