metaphor
English dictionary entry
Meanings
noun
- The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
- A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
- The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
verb
- To use a metaphor.
- To describe by means of a metaphor.
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛ.tə.fə/
/ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː/
/ˈmɛt.ə.foɹ/
/ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ/
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Word forms
metaphor
metaphors
metaphoring
metaphored
Etymology
From Middle French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “to transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).
Translations
Afrikaans: metafoor
Albanian: metaforë
Arabic: اِسْتِعَارَة
Armenian: փոխաբերություն
Armenian: մետաֆոր
Azerbaijani: istiarə
Azerbaijani: məcaz
Azerbaijani: metafora
Belarusian: мета́фара
Bulgarian: мета́фора
Burmese: ရူပကအလင်္ကာ
Chinese Cantonese: 比喻
Chinese Mandarin: 比喻
Czech: metafora
Danish: metafor
Dutch: metafoor
Dutch: beeldspraak
Dutch: vergelijking
Esperanto: metaforo
Estonian: metafoor
Finnish: metafora
French: métaphore
Galician: metáfora
Georgian: მეტაფორა
German: Metapher
Greek: μεταφορά
Ancient Greek: μεταφορά
Hebrew: מֶטָפוֹרָה
Hindi: रूपक
Hungarian: metafora
Hungarian: hasonlóságon alapuló névátvitel
Icelandic: myndlíking
Icelandic: myndhverfing
Indonesian: majas
Indonesian: metafora
Indonesian: kiasan
Irish: meafar
Italian: metafora
Italian: tropo
Italian: figura retorica
Japanese: 比喩
Japanese: メタファー
Japanese: 隠喩
Japanese: 暗喩
Kannada: ರೂಪಕ
Kazakh: метафора
Khmer: ធម្មារម្មណ៍
Korean: 비유
Korean: 은유
Korean: 암유
Kyrgyz: метафора
Lao: ຄໍາອຸປະມາ
Lao: ຄຳອຸບປະມາ
Latvian: metafora
Lithuanian: metafora
Macedonian: мета́фора
Malay: metafora
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