simile

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.