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| 1. | having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way: two similar houses. |
| 2. | Geometry. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal: similar triangles. |
| 3. | Mathematics. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation. |
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adj.
[French similaire, from Latin similis, like; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] sim'i·lar·ly adv. |
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similar
1611 (earlier similary, 1564), from Fr. similaire, from an extended form of L. similis "like," from Old L. semol "together," from PIE base *sem-/*som- "same" (see same).
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| 1. | marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" [ant: dissimilar] |
| 2. | having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" [syn: alike] [ant: dissimilar] |
| 3. | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: like] [ant: different] |
| 4. | (of words) expressing closely related meanings |
| 5. | capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
similar [ˈsimilə] adjective
(often with to) alike in many (often most) ways
Example: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.
See also: similarlyExample: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.
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As*sim"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assimilating.] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See Similar, Assemble, Assimilate.]1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. --Sir M. Hale. To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. --John Bright. Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes Assimilate all objects. --Cowper. 2. To liken; to compa?e. [R.] 3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue. Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment. --Sir I. Newton. His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons. --Merivale.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Re*sem"ble\ (r?-z?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resembled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Resembling (-bl?ng).] [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See Similar.]1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. --Shak. 2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.] The other . . . He did resemble to his lady bright. --Spenser. 3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well resemble man's speech." --Holland. 4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] --H. Bushnell.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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