similes
nounHow many syllables in similes?
There are 3 syllables in the word similes.How to pronounce similes:
Definition of similes:
- similes (noun):
- a far-fetched or clever comparison
- a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
Synonyms for similes:
analogies
circumlocutions
code words
conceit
euphemisms
figure of speech
image
metaphors
simile
trope
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- berated
- Hallowmas
- compactor
- paternal
- milquetoast
- swashbuckling
- remover
- simplism
- propounded
- otiose
- vanquishing
- anthelix
- denoted
- thunderstruck
- cavalry
- workaday
- Abena
- redial
- Mikara
- cachinnate
- Acelin
- dietician
- embody
- aquifer
- ceramic
- Goidelic
- verandah
- sinfully
- envier
- plenitude
- inquirer
- partaker
- next-to-last
- catalogue
- understood
- arrogant
- weedicide
- peach-blossom
- pajama
- company
- buffalo
- battery
- collusion
- solitude
- disgusting
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Syllable Fun Fact
In certain poetic forms, like the sonnet, syllable count per line is strictly regulated to achieve a specific rhythmic effect.
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