metafora — meaning in English

English meaning

• conceit noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
• metaphor noun A figure of speech that describes something by calling it another thing, implying a comparison without using "like" or "as".

Senses

metafora is used for these senses in English:

• conceit (countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]

conceit — full definition

1. noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
2. noun A clever or fanciful idea, especially one used as a literary device.

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