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[Noun] | "sim*i*le" | \ ˈsi-mə-(ˌ)lē \
1: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses)
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English, borrowed from Latin, "image, likeness, comparison," noun derivative from neuter of similis "having characteristics in common, like" {mat|similar|};
(1) - { epic simile } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "epic simile"
1: an extended simile that is used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject
Origin: 1931 ;
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[Noun] | "similes"
1: a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar;
* e.g., " ... She's as fierce as a tiger is a simile, but She's a tiger when she's angry is a metaphor. "
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[Noun] | "simile"
1: a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar;
* e.g., " ... She's as fierce as a tiger is a simile, but She's a tiger when she's angry is a metaphor. "
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# 1 - { Simile:13113298 }
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[ "Simile" ]
1: A Comparison Of 2 Things By Using The Words ''As'' Or ''Like''.
* e.g., ... Lily: I'm As Hungry As A Bear.
# 2 - { simile:247745 }
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[ "simile" ]
1: a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness, by use of such words as like, as, so
* e.g., ... Her eyes were as pretty as diamonds;
# 3 - { Similent:10455578 }
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[ "Similent" ]
1: Similar, yet different
* e.g., ... "That couple are so similar, yet different. They are totally similent."
# 4 - { Simile:13023389 }
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[ "Simile" ]
1: When a person gives you such an annoying grin you just want to punch them in the face.
A definition your teacher will rage at.
* e.g., ... He has a simile
# 5 - { Simile:14285519 }
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[ "Simile" ]
1: A writer's effect that uses "like" or "as" to describe a similarity between two things. Taught in the English subject.
* e.g., ... Hannah dived like a dolphin into the pool (a simile compares Hannah's similarity to a dolphin)
# 6 - { Simile:13497236 }
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[ "Simile" ]
1: Comparing two things using light or as
* e.g., ... The book is as light as a feather
The simile is light as a feather
# 7 - { Simile:4985777 }
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[ "Simile" ]
1: Excesive use of the word "Like" in conversation. (Eg. "It was like, so totally like awesome, like ya' know?")
* e.g., ... Dude, widen your vocabulary, you're thowin' down too many similes.
# 8 - { Likeless Simile:4935003 }
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[ "Likeless Simile" ]
1: A literary device used by various hip-hop artists, the likeless simile is a simile without the words like or as prior to the descriptive part of the sentence.
For instance, in the song Bed Rock by Young Money, the
following line contains a likeless simile:
"I just be coming off the top; asbestos"
This line in simile form would be as follows:
* e.g., ... Young Money often uses the Likeless Simile in his songs.
[ "Likeless Simile" ]
2: "I just be coming off the top like asbestos"
Since the word like was omitted from the simile, it is a likeless simile.
Other examples of the Likeless similie include:
In Kanye West's "Good Morning":
[ "Likeless Simile" ]
3: "You got d's, motherfucker, d's, (like) Rosie Perez."
In Drake's "Forever":
[ "Likeless Simile" ]
4: "Swimmin' in the money, come and find me, (like) Nemo"
In Young Money's "Bed Rock":
[ "Likeless Simile" ]
5: "Shake and bake, (like) Ricky Bobby
# 9 - { Simile Kilimani:16553153 }
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[ "Simile Kilimani" ]
1: A beautiful black girl from South Africa ,goal driven,talented with a nice body.Sone day the next miss universe 2031.
* e.g., ... You should try being Simile Kilimani .
# 10 - { Rap similes:2692033 }
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[ "Rap similes" ]
1: Rap similes are the comparison of modern words to everyday life or trials.
* e.g., ... 1)My rhymes spit hot lava like a volcano but twist up bodies like a wild tornado is a Rap simile.
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