metaphor metaphony • metaphoric · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · metaphor · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (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. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074