simile

As nouns the difference between simile and simple

is that simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) while simple is (medicine) a preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

As an adjective simple is

uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

As a verb simple is

(transitive|intransitive|archaic) to gather simples, ie, medicinal herbs.

As nouns the difference between smile and simile

is that smile is a facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety while simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.

As a verb smile

is to have (a smile) on one's face.

As nouns the difference between trope and simile

is that trope is (literature) something recurring across a genre or type of literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales similar to archetype and but not necessarily pejorative while simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another).

As a verb trope

is to use, or embellish something with a trope.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and simile

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another).

As nouns the difference between maxim and simile

is that maxim is maximum while simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another).

As an adjective maxim

is maximum, greatest, highest.

Simile is a see also of hypocatastasis.

As nouns the difference between simile and hypocatastasis

is that simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) while hypocatastasis is (uncountable|figure of speech) the implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.