English-Thai Dictionary

simile

N การ เปรียบเทียบ  การ อุปมาอุปไมย  analogy metaphor kan-piab-tiab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIMILE

n.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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIMILE

Simi "*le, n.; pl. Similes. Etym: [L., from similis. See Similar. ](Rhet.)

 

Defn: 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. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

simile

sim i le |ˈsiməlē ˈsɪmɪli | ▶noun a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ). • the use of such a method of comparison. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

simile

simile |ˈsɪmɪli | ▶noun a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ). • [ mass noun ] the use of similes as a method of comparison. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

simile

si mi le Adverb Musik |s i mile |italienisch simile < lateinisch similis = ähnlich auf ähnliche Weise weiter; ebenso

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

simile

sim i le /sɪ́m (ə )li /名詞 C U 〘修辞 〙直喩 （ゆ ）(法 ), 明喩 〘like, asなどを用いてはっきり他のものと比較する修辞法: His heart is like stone. 彼の心は石のようだ /He is as brave as a lion. 彼はライオンのように勇敢だ; →metaphor 〙.