Plural of metaphor
regular plural
The plural of metaphor is metaphors.
Forms of metaphor
| Singular | metaphor /ˈmɛt.ə.fə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | metaphors |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Metaphors in a sentence
- As an alternative, I suggest that source code abstractions are virtualisations of metaphors.2026, Michael Falk, “Wikilambda the ultimate: the Wikimedia foundation’s search for the perfect language”, in AI & Society: Knowledge…. From the entry nub
- Some of these abstractions are so familiar that we have forgotten they are metaphors.2026, Michael Falk, “Wikilambda the ultimate: the Wikimedia foundation’s search for the perfect language”, in AI & Society: Knowledge…. From the entry nub
- New metaphors are created, a new language, which seems to us Babylonically confused and incomprehensible.2020, Anne-Marie Schlösser, editor, A Psychoanalytic Exploration on Sameness and Otherness: Beyond Babel?, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry Babylonically
- Metaphors can, as well as transfer from prior knowledge, be either helpful or hindersome.2015, Pierre Falzon, Cognitive Ergonomics. From the entry hindersome
- She was able to weave emotional intensity, multiple entendres, and metaphors together to form elegant poetry.2010, The British Tradition (Prentice Hall Literature), Michigan teacher’s edition, volume 2, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 804. From the entry entendre
Meaning of metaphor
- noun The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
- noun A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
- noun The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
Questions about the plural of metaphor
- What is the plural of metaphor?
- The plural of metaphor is metaphors.
- Is metaphor countable?
- Metaphor is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: metaphor (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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