resemblance

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of resembling.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
3. (countable, uncountable) A comparison; a simile.
4. (countable, uncountable) Probability; verisimilitude.

Synonyms

similarity

likeness

similitude

comparison

analogy

appearance

semblance

equality

similar

like

conformity

alikeness

parallelism

affinity

parity

imitation

analogous

copy

sameness

quasi

reflection

representation

resemble

same

similarly

simile

solitude

uniformity

uniformness

unison

unity

reflected image

point of likeness

sameness of form

affineness

accord

similarness

accordance

analog

approximation

closeness

coincidence

commonality

consonance

correspondence

family likeness

feature

identity

image

kinship

Translations

ressemblance

Ähnlichkeit

parecido

somiglianza

semelhança

gelijkenis

semejanza

overeenkomst

similitude

similitud

similarité

apparence

ομοιότητα

similitudo

rassomiglianza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/

Etymology

Cognate with French: ressemblance

In summary

From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance.