metaphor

met·a·phor  (mt-fôr, -fr)

n.

1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare).

2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: "Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the craven" (Neal Gabler).

---

[Middle English methaphor, from Old French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, transference, metaphor, from metapherein, to transfer : meta-, meta- + pherein, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

---

meta·phoric (-fôrk, -fr-), meta·phori·cal adj.

meta·phori·cal·ly adv.

---

metaphor [ˈmɛtəfə -ˌfɔː]

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance, for example he is a lion in battle Compare simile

[from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear]

metaphoric  [ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪk], metaphorical adj

metaphorically  adv

metaphoricalness  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

metaphor - 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 figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense dead metaphor, frozen metaphor - a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') mixed metaphor - a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect synesthetic metaphor - a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities

---

metaphor

noun figure of speech, image, symbol, analogy, emblem, conceit (literary), allegory, trope, figurative expression the writer's use of metaphor

Translations

metaphor [ˈmetəfɔːʳ] N → metáfora f
see also mixed B

---

metaphor [ˈmɛtəfɔː^r] n → métaphore f
a metaphor for sth → une métaphore pour qch
... to mix my metaphors ... → ... si j'ose cette métaphore ...

---

metaphor

n → Metapher f; to mix one’s metaphors → unterschiedliche Metaphern zusammen verwenden

---

metaphor [ˈmɛtəfəʳ] n → metafora

---

metaphor [ˈmɛtəfəʳ] n → metafora

---

metaphor

n metaphor [ˈmetəfə]

a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor. metafoor إسْتِعارَه، مَجاز метафора metafora metafor die Metapher μεταφορά (γραμμ.) metáfora metafoor تشبیه metafora métaphore מְטָפוֹרָה अलंकार metafora, poredba metafora metafora myndhvörf/-hverfing/-líking metafora たとえ 은유, 비유 metafora metafora metafora beeldspraak metafor metafora metáfora metaforă метафора metafora metafora metafora metafor คำอุปมา mecaz, benzetme 隱喻, 暗喻 метафора استعارہ phép ẩn dụ 隐喻

adj metaˈphoric(al) [-ˈfo-]

of, like or using metaphors metaphorical language. metafories إسْتِعاري، مَجازي метафоричен metaforický metaforisk metaphorisch μεταφορικός metafórico piltlik مجازی kuvallinen métaphorique מֶטָפוֹרִי रूपकालंकारिक metaforičan metaforikus menggunakan metafora myndhverfur; myndrænn metaforico たとえの 은유적인 metaforiškas metaforisks metafora figuurlijk billedlig, metaforisk metaforyczny metafórico meta­foric метафорический metaforický metaforičen metaforički metaforisk เกี่ยวกับการใช้คำอุปมา mecazî 隱喻的, 暗喻的 метафоричний استعاری ẩn dụ 隐喻的

adv metaˈphorically

metafories إسْتِعاريّا، مَجازيّا метафорично metaforicky metaforiskt metaphorisch μεταφορικά metafóricamente piltlikult مجازا kuvallisesti métaphoriquement בְּצוּרָה מֶטָפוֹרִית रूपकालंकार की दृ‍ष्टि से metaforički képletesen, metaforával (élve) secara metafora myndrænt; á myndhverfðan hátt metaforicamente たとえで 은유적으로 metaforiškai metaforiski secara metafora metaforisch metaforisk, ved å bruke et bilde metaforycznie metaforicamente metaforic (vor­bind) метафорически metaforicky metaforično metaforički metaforiskt อย่างเปรียบเทียบ mecazî olarak 隱喻地 метафорично بطور استعارہ bằng phép ẩn dụ 隐喻地