Defenition of the word metaphor

• Defenition of the word metaphor

  • A figure of speech in which an expression is used which refers to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a likeness or comparison.
  • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

Hyponyms for the word metaphor

• • dead metaphor
  • frozen metaphor
  • mixed metaphor
  • synesthetic metaphor

Hypernyms for the word metaphor

• • figure
  • figure of speech
  • image
  • trope

See other words

• • What is not in agreement
  • The definition of not consistent
  • The interpretation of the word recitations
  • What is meant by never the same
  • The lexical meaning renditioning
  • The dictionary meaning of the word preventing
  • The grammatical meaning of the word lacking consistency
  • Meaning of the word annihilated
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word as a matter of course
  • The origin of the word ludicrously
  • Synonym for the word farcically
  • Antonyms for the word nonsensically
  • Homonyms for the word preposterously
  • Hyponyms for the word not possible
  • Holonyms for the word prevented
  • Hypernyms for the word not on
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word not viable
  • Translation of the word in other languages impracticable