metaphor

Speech parts

1. metaphor - Noun

2. metaphor - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

simile image comparison analogy allegory personification conceit symbol trope metonymy figure of speech contrast figure expression parallel
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Antonyms

original fact difference contrast reality distinction
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Hypernyms

image figure trope figure of speech

Hyponyms

mixed metaphor dead metaphor frozen metaphor synesthetic metaphor

Phrases with the word

synesthetic metaphor in metaphor slow metaphor contradictory metaphor various metaphor complex metaphor

Anagrams

prothema

Examples

A 1909 book, The Wayfarer in New York, uses the term, but without quotes, suggesting it's a metaphor, not a nickname. Source: Internet

According to Miller, Nietzsche did not experience a loving family and his philosophical output was a metaphor of an unconscious drive against his family's oppressive theological tradition. Source: Internet

According to Plotinus for example, Plato's metaphor of a craftsman should be seen only as a metaphor, and Plato should be understood as agreeing with Aristotle that the rational order in nature works through a form of causation unlike everyday causation. Source: Internet

According to Steven C. Combs in "Sun-zi and the Art of War: The Rhetoric of Parsimony," citation warfare is "used as a metaphor for rhetoric, and that both are philosophically based arts." Source: Internet

According to Russell, Bergson uses an outmoded spatial metaphor (“extended images”) to describe the nature of mathematics as well as logic in general. Source: Internet

After this incident, when David attempted to make a political statement in his paintings, he returned to the less politically charged use of metaphor to convey his message. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

metaphonological metaphonology metaphony metaphoreme metaphoric metaphorical