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resemblance - 3 dictionary results
re⋅sem⋅blance
[ri-zem-bluh
ns] 
–noun
| 1. | the state or fact of resembling; similarity. |
| 2. | a degree, kind, or point of likeness. |
| 3. | a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something. |
Synonyms:
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.
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.
Antonyms:
1. difference.
1. difference.
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Resemblance
Re*sem"blance\ (-blans), n. [Cf. F. ressemblance. See Resemble.]1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. --Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual. --Hooker. 3. A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 4. Probability; verisimilitude. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; representation; image.
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Language Translation for : resemblance
Spanish:
semejanza, parecido,
German:
die Ähnlichkeit,
Japanese:
類似
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