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Metaphor - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Metaphor : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Metaphor : \Met"a*phor\, n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.
Gr. ?, fr. ? 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.
Note: The statement, ``that man is a fox,'' is a metaphor;
but ``that man is like a fox,'' is a simile,
similitude, or comparison.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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