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.
Etymology: ME f. L, neut. of similis like
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.
Etymology: ME f. L, neut. of similis like
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012