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Showing words for SIMILE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Simile

milsie, mislie, simile

5 Letter Words for Simile

limes, melis, miles, slime, smile

4 Letter Words for Simile

elms, isle, leis, lies, lime, mels, mile, mils, seil, semi, sile, sime, simi, slim

3 Letter Words for Simile

eli, elm, els, ems, esm, ile, imi, ise, isl, ism, lei, lem, les, lie, lim, lis, mei, mel, mes, mil, mis, mls, msl, sei, sel, sem, sie, sil, sim, sle, sml

Definitions for Simile

[1] a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
[2] an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
[3] a figure of speech that expresses the resemblance of one thing to another of a different category, usually introduced by as or like Compare metaphor

Words related to Simile

similitude, metaphor, analogy

Words nearby Simile

simianization, simic, similar, similarity, similarity transformation, simile, similia similibus curantur, similitude, simionato, simious, simitar

Origin of Simile

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: image, likeness, comparison, noun use of neuter of similis similar

Words that may be confused with Simile

metaphor, simile

Word origin for Simile

C14: from Latin simile something similar, from similis like

Synonyms for Simile

analogy, metaphor, similitude