lignelse — meaning in English

English meaning

• parable noun A short story used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson through comparison.
• simile noun A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using a linking word such as 'like' or 'as', in order to make a description more vivid.

Senses

lignelse is used for these senses in English:

• parable A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
• simile A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.

simile — full definition

1. noun A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using a linking word such as 'like' or 'as', in order to make a description more vivid.
2. noun The use of such comparisons as a technique in writing or speech.

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