similarity

[ sim-uh-lar-i-tee ]

/ ˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti /

the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's: a similarity of diction.

Origin of similarity

First recorded in 1655–65; similar + -ity

1 similitude, correspondence, parallelism. See resemblance.

1 difference.

non·sim·i·lar·i·ty, noun, plural non·sim·i·lar·i·ties. un·sim·i·lar·i·ty, noun, plural un·sim·i·lar·i·ties.

Hitchcock was fascinated when I pointed out the similarity, and considered it at some length.

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Online commenters remarked that the student bore a similarity to one of the suspects pictured in a picture released by the FBI.

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I am pretty happy-go-lucky in general, so that is also a similarity.

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The easiest way to satisfy the similarity requirement would be to purchase one or more other sports franchises.

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Paprika has a huge cult following and Nolan has quietly admitted a similarity.

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There is such a similarity in all these statues that a representation of one will suffice.

The Prehistoric World |E. A. Allen
Their similarity to those in which the Indians make ice is very apparent.

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Each had its characteristics, yet all had points of similarity.

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Similarity and coincidence do not necessarily prove identity and imitation.

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At first sight there seems no similarity between the mouth of a biting insect and of one living by suction.

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