resemblance
[ ri-zem-bluhns ]
/ rɪˈzɛm bləns /
noun
the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.
Origin of resemblance
SYNONYMS FOR resemblance
1
Resemblance,
similarity imply that there is a likeness between two or more people or things.
Resemblance indicates primarily a likeness in appearance, either a striking one or one which merely serves as a reminder to the beholder:
The boy has a strong resemblance to his father.
Similarity may imply a surface likeness, but usually suggests also a likeness in other characteristics:
There is a similarity in their tastes and behavior.
2 analogy, similitude.
3 image.
OTHER WORDS FROM resemblance
non·re·sem·blance, noun pre·re·sem·blance, nounWords nearby resemblance
resection,
resectoscope,
reseda,
reselect,
resell,
resemblance,
resemblant,
resemble,
resend,
resent,
resentful
Example sentences from the Web for resemblance
British Dictionary definitions for resemblance
resemblance
/ (rɪˈzɛmbləns) /
noun
the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc
the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists
something resembling something else; semblance; likeness