SIMILE


Meaning of SIMILE in English

/sim"euh lee/ , n.

1. a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose." Cf. metaphor .

2. an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.

[ 1350-1400; ME similis SIMILAR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .