similitude

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else.
2. (countable) A way in which two people or things share similitude.
3. (countable) Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin.
4. (countable, uncountable) A parable or allegory.
5. (countable) A similarity: a transformation of Euclidean space that preserves angles and the ratios of distances.

Synonyms

likeness

resemblance

similarity

analogy

comparison

alikeness

twin

equality

counterpart

semblance

simile

assemblance

closeness

commonality

kinship

likelihood

parallel

repetition

sameness

uniformity

uniformness

affinity

Translations

somiglianza

similitud

semejanza

Ähnlichkeit

similitude

benzerlik

similitude

gelijkenis

similitudine

semblança

assomiglianza

ressemblance

semelhança

ομοιότητα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

Etymology

From Old French similitude. By surface analysis, similar + -itude.