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metaphor
(encz) | metaphor,metafora n: Zdeněk Brož |
metaphor
(gcide) | metaphor \met"a*phor`\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*f[^o]r` or
m[e^]t"[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.
Gr. metafora`, fr. metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`
beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
The transference of the relation between one set of objects
to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a
compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. --Abbott &
Seeley. "All the world's a stage." --Shak.
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Note: The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but
"that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or
comparison.
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metaphor
(wn) | metaphor
n 1: 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 |
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dead metaphor
(encz) | dead metaphor, n: |
frozen metaphor
(encz) | frozen metaphor, n: |
metaphoric
(encz) | metaphoric,metaforický adj: Zdeněk Brožmetaphoric,přenesený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
metaphorical
(encz) | metaphorical,obrazný |
metaphorically
(encz) | metaphorically,metaforicky adv: Zdeněk Brožmetaphorically,přeneseně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
metaphors
(encz) | metaphors,metafory n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
mixed metaphor
(encz) | mixed metaphor, n: |
synesthetic metaphor
(encz) | synesthetic metaphor, n: |
Metaphoric
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphorical
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphorically
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphoricalness
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphorist
(gcide) | Metaphorist \Met"a*phor*ist\, n.
One who makes metaphors.
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Unmetaphorical
(gcide) | Unmetaphorical \Unmetaphorical\
See metaphorical. |
dead metaphor
(wn) | dead metaphor
n 1: 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') [syn:
dead metaphor, frozen metaphor] |
frozen metaphor
(wn) | frozen metaphor
n 1: 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') [syn:
dead metaphor, frozen metaphor] |
metaphoric
(wn) | metaphoric
adj 1: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another;
"a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn:
metaphorical, metaphoric] |
metaphorical
(wn) | metaphorical
adj 1: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another;
"a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn:
metaphorical, metaphoric] |
metaphorically
(wn) | metaphorically
adv 1: in a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself
metaphorically" |
mixed metaphor
(wn) | mixed metaphor
n 1: a combination of two or more metaphors that together
produce a ridiculous effect |
synesthetic metaphor
(wn) | synesthetic metaphor
n 1: a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences
in different sense modalities |
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