Dutch Meaning of metaphor

Metafoor

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Definitions and Meaning of metaphor in English

Wordnet

metaphor (n)

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

Webster

metaphor (n.)

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.

FAQs About the word metaphor

Metafoor

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 similarityThe transference of th

analogie,Stijlfiguur,eigenwaan,apparaat,eufemisme,Vergelijking,Catachrese,omschrijving ,Codewoord,dode metafoor

No antonyms found.

metaphase => Metafase, metapeptone => Metapepton, metapectin => Metapectine, metapectic => metapleuraal, metantimonic => Metantimoonzuur,