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Added 9 October 2026

simile

/ˈsɪməli/ noun

Latin root: simile First recorded: 1393 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about simile at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').

Origin

From Latin simile (“comparison, likeness, parallel”) (first attested 1393), originally from simile, neuter form of similis (“like, similar, resembling”). Compare English similar.

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