Associations to the word «Metaphoric»

Wiktionary

METAPHORIC, adjective. Like a metaphor.

Dictionary definition

METAPHORIC, adjective. Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley