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Webster 1913 Edition

Simile

Sim′i-le

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Noun.
;
pl.
Similes
(#)
.
[L., from
similis
. See
Similar
.]
(Rhet.)
A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison.
A good swift
simile
, but something currish.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Simile

SIMILE

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Noun.
sim'ily. [L.] In rhetoric, similitude; a comparison of two thing which, however different in other respects, have some strong point or points of resemblance; by which comparison, the character or qualities of a thing are illustrated or presented in an impressive light. Thus, the eloquence of Demosthenes was like a rapid torrent; that of Cicero, like a large stream that glides smoothly along with majestic tranquility.

Definition 2024

símile

símile

See also: simile

Portuguese

Noun

símile m (plural símiles)

  1. simile (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another)

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