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A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).
The words fox and foxy have become slang in English-speaking societies for an individual (most often female) with sex appeal. The word vixen, which is normally the common name for a female fox, is also used to describe an attractive woman—although, in the case of humans, "vixen" tends to imply that the woman in question has a few nasty qualities.
Epithets may be formulated as similes, explicitly comparing people with the named animal, as in "he is as sly as a fox", or as metaphors, directly naming people as animals, as in "he is a [sly] fox". Animal epithets may be pejorative , of negative character, or positive, indicating praise.
Old fox (Persian: روباه پیر, romanized: rubâh-e pir) is a term used by some Iranians to describe the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari is thought to have been the first to use the term in this context.
The fox appears in many cultures, usually in folklore. There are slight variations in their depictions. In European, Persian, East Asian, and Native American folklore, foxes are symbols of cunning and trickery—a reputation derived especially from their reputed ability to evade hunters. This is usually represented as a character possessing ...
The spiritual meaning behind seeing a grey fox is far different than when seeing a red one. Mello's take on the spiritual meaning of a gray fox is that it "represent[s] our need for isolation and ...
Reynard - A red fox and trickster figure who plays a central role in the moralistic fables of the Reynard cycle. Saci - A Brazilian folklore character, a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap. Sang Kancil, the mouse-deer trickster of Malaysian and Indonesian ...
The fox has even helped herself to a good, cozy night’s sleep in the woman’s bed Image credits: lilly.edith.creat Foxes aren’t a new phenomenon in London, Time Out reported last year.