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View synonyms for similarity

similarity

[ sim-uh-lar-i-tee ]

noun

, plural sim·i·lar·i·ties.
  1. the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

    Synonyms: parallelism, correspondence, similitude

    Antonyms: difference

  2. an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's:

    a similarity of diction.



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Other Words From

  • nonsim·i·lari·ty noun plural nonsimilarities
  • unsim·i·lari·ty noun plural unsimilarities

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Word History and Origins

Origin of similarity1

First recorded in 1655–65; similar + -ity

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Example Sentences

Your lexical concept dog does not merely encode the similarity between the meaning of the word “dog” and that of other words like “cat.”

To do this, the AI grouped generated frames by similarity and then used the light-cone algorithm to draw a boundary around those that could be causally related to the given frame.

That similarity, the team argues, makes a strong case for local building blocks being the source of much of the planet’s water.

Nonetheless, given the high similarities across face recognition algorithms, he thinks it’s likely that the attack would work even on the actual airport system.

Now, scientists think that the similarities between the two are more than skin deep.

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

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

I was definitely naive, I think the main similarity between me and Hal is that we were naive.

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

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

Pseudoleukemia, because of its clinical similarity to lymphatic leukemia, is generally described along with leukemia.

Have sifted the apparent similarity between the two, and drawn conclusions accordingly.

Our insect bears a remarkable similarity to a Surinam Buprestis, with serrated elytra.

Every Frenchwoman at heart is an intriguer, here again was a similarity of tastes and pursuits.

Other houses built about this time reveal the similarity of designs of private estates to the Governor's Palace.

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