metaphor
Meaning of metaphor
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor
her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor
late 15th century: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer’.
Information about metaphor
- It is a name.
- The plural form of metaphor is: metaphors.
- Languages in which metaphor is used:
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Hyphenation of metaphor
metaphor
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- metaphor is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
metaphor synonyms
Meaning a simile or metaphor:
Meaning a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression:
Meaning a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one:
Meaning a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels:
Meaning a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification:
Meaning a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people:
Meaning a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract:
Meaning a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family:
Meaning an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor:
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Words that rhyme with metaphor
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