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noun
Similarity or resemblance to something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A way in which two people or things share similitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A parable or allegory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A similarity: a transformation of Euclidean space that preserves angles and the ratios of distances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
a duplicate copy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: counterpart, twin
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Broader terms: duplicate, duplication
noun
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: likeness, alikeness
Antonyms: dissimilitude
Broader terms: similarity
Narrower terms: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability, mirror image, reflection, reflexion, naturalness, resemblance, spitting image
History
From Old French similitude, from Latin similitūdō. By surface analysis, similar + -itude.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
