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[sim-uh-lar-i-tee]

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noun, plural -ties.

the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

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

Origin:
1655–65; similar + -ity

Related forms

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

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

Synonyms
1. similitude, correspondence, parallelism. See resemblance.

Antonyms
1. difference.

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But there the similarity to her previous experience ended.

Experimenters prize rhesus macaques for their similarity to humans.

Desite the name, they bear no relation to the weeds that pop up in your lawn--other than a similarity in leaf shape.

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But there the similarity to her previous experience ended.

Experimenters prize rhesus macaques for their similarity to humans.

Desite the name, they bear no relation to the weeds that pop up in your lawn--other than a similarity in leaf shape.

As sports, the only similarity is that sweat is involved.

It has absolutely no chemical similarity to any of the other drugs, period.

The lack of similarity between the cases of these two men is only apparent, not real.

IT seldom has adequate resources and the cultures lack adequate similarity.

But there is a further, worrying similarity with the previous crisis-the lack of a clear message from the authorities.

The similarity led many experts to believe that they were specialized hunters of fish.

Letters matched for name similarity recruited nearly twice the number of participants.

Its similarity prompted more than one astronomer to speculate on the existence of life there.

The similarity in orgasm experience was greater in identical twins than it was in non-identical twins, researchers said.

Dasgupta said a reviewer noticed a similarity between the manuscript and an.

And there is a troubling similarity between the house-price boom and the.

But volunteers who were tested repeatedly showed little similarity among the microbes they sported from one time to another.

The similarity is so pronounced that not all are convinced at this point.

Such things traditionally count fleshy-colored pixels or check for statistical similarity to previously.

Talkman'' you left hanging in air an implied similarity between deaf drivers and unattentive.

Other than that they spoke with uncanny similarity of some of the problems that people above talked about.

Its proponents argue that any similarity with subprime loans is misleading.

The main similarity is their daring and self-sufficiency.

The similarity is in the architecture of the brain, not in the particular configuration.

Take a look at the similarity between facial hair and steering device.

Both will be all-print campaigns, but there the similarity ends.

So much of what you have written strikes incredible similarity to the lives of my family.

Another similarity is that virtually all the population growth is in suburbs and small towns on the metropolitan fringe.

They differed only in date, and such similarity diminishes the margin for error.

These man-made materials take their name from their similarity to water ice in terms of their magnetic nature.

But despite the similarity of specs, there's a lot to like.

But there is enough of a similarity that the transformation has become grist for chuckles among locals and out-of-towners alike.

No similarity to the others with green tea on the label.

Despite the apparent similarity of philosophies in the parties' approaches to regulatory reform.

The fibers show a striking similarity to the collagen found on the skin of sharks and reptiles today, the authors say.

Fractals are indeed characterized by self similarity.

What does strike us is the similarity of these shots with what is available today.

They lack all similarity to experience and any reference to surroundings.

But, a similarity is both the states were already failed.

The similarity in appearance between auroras and neon lights is no coincidence.

But it can be a self similarity in highly non regular patterns.

Nexia's technology relies on the anatomical similarity between the spider silk gland and goat mammary glands.

Finding a similarity between the roles and vehicles may seem a stretch to many, but not to her.

Wondering if there's any similarity between the market turmoil of the last weeks and the riots.

The danger lay not so much in its crushing power as in its similarity to a piece of shrapnel, sharp-edged and impartial.

Science tells us that such a similarity of behavior indicates a common root: prejudice.

The big similarity is that both sites are built by the people who use them.

If the points of similarity are too obvious, try not to reflect upon them.

Both have the similarity that the government is getting money, and if they do it the call it legal.

They are both motorized vehicles but that is where the similarity ends.

The similarity between the sim and the real thing goes to show that numbers don't lie.

Comparing a bone spatula to the arms of a pair of contemporary forceps, they noted a striking similarity.

For all the similarity of substance, perceptions of the two are diametrically opposed.

Though logical and plausible, the evidence is all subjective, based on similarity of structure.

But there's little to make the phone notable, apart from its striking similarity to the iPhone.

He was struck by the similarity in their intensity, traits and appearance.

Both events have a lot of rumbling hogs, there ends the similarity.

The prevalence of these repeating structures and their deep mysterious concordance and similarity is what is inspiring.

Now this is odd, because other planets don't have this similarity to each other in their orbits.

Although the plotting is different, there is a similarity in the themes of the two sentiment-loaded pictures.

Note the similarity with almost all macroeconomic hypotheses.

For many years, there have been previous works in the literature that discuss the similarity between gravity and thermodynamics.

But perhaps, they were also aware of the similarity of their backgrounds.

But more than any narrative similarity it is the bright disco visuals and rhythm-action game play that unites these.

Cone said, noting their similarity in age and the interest they shared in the arts and world travel.

Incidentally, the similarity of names between dealer and artist is no accident.

Reilly has appeared in a series of films united only in their complete lack of similarity.

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World English Dictionary

similar (ˈsɪmɪlə)

—*adj*
1.	showing resemblance in qualities, characteristics, or appearance; alike but not identical
2.	geometry Compare congruent (of two or more figures) having corresponding angles equal and all corresponding sides in the same ratio
3.	maths (of two classes) equinumerous

[C17: from Old French similaire, from Latin similis]

usage As should not be used after similar: Wilson held a similar position to Jones (not a similar position as Jones); the system is similar to the one in France (not similar as the one in France)

similarity

—n

'similarly

—*adv*

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