Metaphor meaning in Urdu
Metaphor Sentence
Metaphor Definitions
1) Metaphor : استعارہ : (noun) a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
Useful Words
Allegory : تمثیل بیان , Catachresis : تحریف لفظی , Analogy : مشابہت , Simile : تشبیہہ , Discourse : گفتگو , Colloquialism : عام بول چال , A.M. : دوپہر سے پہلے , Connotation : مضمر , Intend : مطلب ہونا , Mid : درمیانی , Plural : جمع کا صیغہ , Onomatopoeia : وضع اسمائے صوت , Spoken : زبانی , Correspondence : برابری , Break : گرنا , Homogeny : مماثلت , Resemblance : مشابہت , Alikeness : مشابہت , Imply : جرم عائد کرنا , Indicant : ظاہر کرنے والا , Come : خیال آنا , Filago Germanica : کپاس گلاب , Light-Fingered : پھرتیلی انگلیوں والا , Equivocation : ٹال مٹول کرنا , Affinity : تعلق , Imply : دلالی کرنا , Decimation : قتل عام , Gigantic : دیو ہیکل جسامت کا , Sense : فہم , Leading Question : ایمائی سوال , You : تم
Useful Words Definitions
Allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor.
Catachresis: strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths').
Analogy: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect.
Simile: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
Discourse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing.
Colloquialism: a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
A.M.: "Ante Meridiem" or "A.M." is a Latin expression used to denote the time between midnight (12:00 a.m.) and noon (11:59 a.m.) in a 12-hour clock system. This designation distinguishes morning hours before noon from "P.M." (Post Meridiem), which signifies the afternoon and evening hours following noon, aiding in time notation within the 12-hour format.
Connotation: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
Intend: denote or connote.
Mid: used in combination to denote the middle.
Plural: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one.
Onomatopoeia: using words that imitate the sound they denote.
Spoken: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination.
Correspondence: similarity by virtue of corresponding.
Break: break down, literally or metaphorically.
Homogeny: (biology) similarity because of common evolution.
Resemblance: similarity in appearance or external or superficial details.
Alikeness: similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things.
Imply: suggest that someone is guilty.
Indicant: something that serves to indicate or suggest.
Come: come to one`s mind; suggest itself.
Filago Germanica: (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose.
Light-Fingered: having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets.
Equivocation: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
Affinity: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character.
Imply: suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic.
Decimation: destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot).
Gigantic: so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth.
Sense: the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted.
Leading Question: a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination.
You: Used to refer to the one .
Related Words
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Metaphor: Its Cognitive Force and Linguistic Structure.
The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language.