analogy

Meanings

• noun

  A figure of speech comparing two things that are not identical but have similar qualities or functions.

  - "The relationship between a teacher and a student is an analogy for the relationship between a gardener and a plant."
  - "In art, a still life is an analogy for a moment suspended in time."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with analogy
logy , hologram

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Variants

List of all variants of analogy that leads to same result
analogies , analogy , draw an analogy between , draw/make an analogy between , make an analogy between

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'analogia', meaning proportion or ratio.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'analogy' is often used in mathematics and science to describe relationships between different concepts or systems.

2. Analogies have been used in philosophy since ancient times to explore the nature of reality and understanding.

3. In music, the term 'analogy' is sometimes used to describe the relationship between different chords or harmonies.

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Related Concepts

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1. Metaphor: Both analogies and metaphors are figures of speech used to make comparisons, but while an analogy explicitly states that one thing is like another, a metaphor implies the comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

2. Simile: A simile is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'. An analogy can be thought of as an extended simile.

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Quotes

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1. He does, though, suffer from the occupational deformation of international relations specialists: an enthusiasm for ransacking the past in search of precedents, "analogies", patterns, and cycles that might explain the present and forecast the future.

   - Tony Judt,{it}New York Book Review{/it},10 Apr. 2003

2. People who do this call themselves "white-hat" hackers—good people who show other people their vulnerabilities. Take the following "analogy": I've designed a great new lock pick, and I'm going to give this great new gadget away to show everyone that the typical door lock is ineffective against my new pick.

   - John C. Dvorak,{it}PC Magazine{/it},4 Apr. 2000

3. Parts of the far-infrared sky look like colonies of spiders gone mad. The fine structure seen there is called cirrus, by "analogy" with filamentary clouds on Earth.

   - Virginia Trimble et al.,{it}Sky & Telescope{/it},January 1995

4. It has often been said that movie stars are the royalty of America. (The better "analogy", really, is that the royals are the movie stars of Britain.)

   - Neal Gabler,{it}Life: The Movie{/it},1998

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Culture

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In literature, analogies are often used to explain complex concepts or ideas in a relatable and understandable way. In art, they can be used to create symbolic connections between seemingly unrelated things.

How to Memorize "analogy"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the meaning of analogy, try visualizing a comparison between two things that have similar qualities or functions. For example, imagine a teacher watering a plant, with the teacher representing knowledge and the plant representing the student.

2. associate
   

   - To help remember the definition of analogy, associate it with a personal experience or memory. For example, think about a time when you made a comparison between two things and realized they had similar qualities.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To memorize the meaning of analogy, create a mnemonic device such as a phrase or acronym. For example, remember the phrase 'Analogy: Comparing Apples and Oranges' to help remember the definition.

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