Dictionary

similarity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
[ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
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/ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ˌsəm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ɾi] (New-Zealand)
[ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
[ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
/ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˌsəm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)
/ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ (Australia)

Etymology

From French similarité. Morphologically similar + -ity

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Closeness of appearance to something else.
(countable, uncountable) The relation of sharing properties.
- Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
(countable, uncountable) The property of two matrices being similar.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
similarities	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

dissimilarity · difference

Deriveds

likeness · alikeness

Synonyms

Translations (106)

ru схо́жесть (closeness of appearance) · ka მსგავსება (closeness of appearance) · az bənzərlik (closeness of appearance) · el ομοιότητα (closeness of appearance) · vi sự tương tự (closeness of appearance) · ota اوخشامه (closeness of appearance) · cs podobnost (closeness of appearance) · he דִּמְיוֹן (closeness of appearance) · kk ұқсастылық (closeness of appearance) · it somiglianza (closeness of appearance) · es semejanza (closeness of appearance) · crh oşama (closeness of appearance) · ky окшоштук (closeness of appearance) · tr benzerlik (closeness of appearance) · hi समानता (closeness of appearance) · lv līdzība (closeness of appearance) · ko 상사 (closeness of appearance) · uk поді́бність (closeness of appearance) · gl similitude (closeness of appearance) · et samalaadsus (closeness of appearance) · ro similaritate (closeness of appearance) · it similarità (closeness of appearance) · bg подо́бие (closeness of appearance) · bg при́лика (closeness of appearance) · th ความคล้าย (closeness of appearance) · vi sự đồng dạng (closeness of appearance) · ar شَبَه (closeness of appearance) · nl gelijkenis (closeness of appearance) · tl wangis (closeness of appearance) · be падабе́нства (closeness of appearance) · ast semeyanza (closeness of appearance) · ar تَشَابُه (closeness of appearance) · et sarnasus (closeness of appearance) · pdt Änlichkjeit (closeness of appearance) · ur مشابہت (closeness of appearance) · ml സാദൃശ്യം (closeness of appearance) · gl semellanza (closeness of appearance) · fy likenis (closeness of appearance) · ru подо́бие (closeness of appearance) · ast asemeyanza (closeness of appearance) · ja 類似 (closeness of appearance) · sh сли̏чно̄ст (closeness of appearance) · da lighed (closeness of appearance) · gd coltas (closeness of appearance) · egy mi-t (closeness of appearance) · kk жанасым (closeness of appearance) · sv similaritet (closeness of appearance) · te సారూప్యత (closeness of appearance) · cmn 類似 /类似 (closeness of appearance) · th ความเหมือน (closeness of appearance) · fi samankaltaisuus (closeness of appearance) · fi yhtäläisyys (closeness of appearance) · la similitūdō (closeness of appearance) · sk podobnosť (closeness of appearance) · ug ئوخشاشلىق (closeness of appearance) · pt similaridade (closeness of appearance) · cmn 相似 (closeness of appearance) · lt panašumas (closeness of appearance) · crh beñzme (closeness of appearance) · ilo ariring (closeness of appearance) · ja 類似性 (closeness of appearance) · no likhet (closeness of appearance) · fr similitude (closeness of appearance) · hy նմանություն (closeness of appearance) · tg монандӣ (closeness of appearance) · fa تشابه (closeness of appearance) · mk сличност (closeness of appearance) · pl podobieństwo (closeness of appearance) · hu hasonlóság (closeness of appearance) · uk схо́жість (closeness of appearance) · bg схо́дство (closeness of appearance) · tl pagkakahawig (closeness of appearance) · ru схо́дство (closeness of appearance) · crh oşav (closeness of appearance) · yi ענלעכקייט (closeness of appearance) · pt semelhança (closeness of appearance) · uz oʻxshashlik (closeness of appearance) · ml സാമ്യം (closeness of appearance) · ja 相似 (closeness of appearance) · hi समरूपता (closeness of appearance) · ko 유사 (closeness of appearance) · sh slȉčnōst (closeness of appearance) · fa شباهت (closeness of appearance) · de Ähnlichkeit (closeness of appearance) · tg шабоҳат (closeness of appearance) · es similaridad (closeness of appearance) · sq ngjashmëri (closeness of appearance) · fur someance (closeness of appearance) · te ఒకే పోలిక (closeness of appearance) · kk ұқсастық (closeness of appearance) · ko 유사성 (closeness of appearance) · eo simileco (closeness of appearance) · grc ὁμοιότης (closeness of appearance) · ca semblança (closeness of appearance) · be падо́бнасць (closeness of appearance) · ko 닮음 (closeness of appearance) · vi sự giống nhau (closeness of appearance) · crh beñzev (closeness of appearance) · sl podobnost (closeness of appearance) · az oxşarlıq (closeness of appearance) · sv likhet (closeness of appearance) · vec somejansa (closeness of appearance) · ca similitud (closeness of appearance) · ilo apiring (closeness of appearance) · ur شباﮩت (closeness of appearance) · fr similarité (closeness of appearance)