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simile vs image

image vs simile

simile and image both are nouns.

simile is not a verb while image is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
simile Yes No No No
image Yes No Yes No
As nouns, image is a hypernym of simile; that is, image is a word with a broader meaning than simile:
  • simile: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
  • image: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Other hypernyms of simile include figure, figure of speech, trope.
simile (noun) image (noun)
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
an iconic mental representation
a standard or typical example
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
simile (verb) image (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
render visible, as by means of MRI
Difference between simile and image

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