If there is a similaritybetween two or more things, they are similar to each other.
The astonishing similarity between my brother and my first-born son. [+ between]
There was a very basic similarity in our philosophy.
She is also 25 and a native of Birmingham, but the similarity ends there.
[Also + in/with]
Synonyms: resemblance, likeness, sameness, agreement More Synonyms of similarity
2. countable noun [usually plural]
Similarities are features that things have which make them similar to each other.
There were significant similarities between mother and son. [+ between]
The similarities between Mars and Earth were enough to keep alive hopes of some formof Martian life.
[Also + in/with]
similarity in American English
(ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti)
noun
1.
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance or likeness
2. Word forms: pluralˌsimiˈlarities
a point, feature, or instance in which things are similar
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈlikeness
Word origin
similar + -ity
Examples of 'similarity' in a sentence
similarity
The two festivals make easy bedfellows because they have many similarities.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is enough of a similarity for the investigators to look into it further.
The Sun (2009)
There the similarities between the two measures end.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But otherwise it appears to share many similarities with our own planet.
The Sun (2015)
There is another important similarity between these two epic hypocrites.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There are stark similarities between the two cases.
The Sun (2013)
There are other unexpected similarities between the two writers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Lima is loath to compare the two, but he sees many similarities in terms of attitude.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is a basic similarity of flavour between all eggs but they are all different, too.
The Sun (2011)
Just finding those similarities was enough to get us laughing again and letting out steam so that we could regroup and begin again.
Christianity Today (2000)
In fact, he sees many similarities in the two jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Indeed, there are many other similarities between the treatment of young women in the two cultures.
Gifford, Zerbanoo The Golden Thread - Asian experiences of post-Raj Britain (1990)
It will be interesting to see the genetic similarities and differences between the first and second phases of each group when that work is done.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
There are so many similarities.
The Sun (2016)
Do you see any similarities?
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
She added: 'There are numerous similarities.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He said: 'There are similarities between these killings.
The Sun (2016)
He said: 'There are more similarities than differences between us.
The Sun (2015)
He said: 'There are certainly similarities.
The Sun (2008)
There are enough similarities between the fossils of Java on the one hand and some (but not all!
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
You can see there are basic similarities, but the first thing you notice is that they're entirely different sizes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I was not the first to notice the similarity between this life and Kipling's shortstory.
Ben Macintyre JOSIAH THE GREAT: The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King (2004)
What we have seen is that beneath the diversity in these women's external lives is an underlying similarity, a basic emotional structure that shapes their inner lives.
Larson, Reed & Richards, Maryse H. Divergent Realities: the Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents (1994)
Quotations
Birds of a feather flock together
In other languages
similarity
British English: similarity /ˈsɪmɪˈlærɪtɪ/ NOUN
If there is a similarity between two or more things, they share some features that are the same.
...the astonishing similarity between my brother and my son.
American English: similarity
Arabic: تَشَابُه
Brazilian Portuguese: semelhança
Chinese: 相似之处
Croatian: sličnost
Czech: podobnost
Danish: lighed ensartethed
Dutch: vergelijkbaarheid
European Spanish: similitud
Finnish: samankaltaisuus
French: similarité
German: Ähnlichkeit
Greek: ομοιότητα
Italian: somiglianza
Japanese: 類似
Korean: 비슷함
Norwegian: likhet
Polish: podobieństwo
European Portuguese: semelhança
Romanian: asemănare
Russian: подобие
Latin American Spanish: similitud
Swedish: likhet
Thai: ความคล้ายคลึง
Turkish: benzerlik
Ukrainian: схожість
Vietnamese: sự tương tự
Chinese translation of 'similarity'
similarity
(sɪmɪˈlærɪtɪ)
n
(u) (= resemblance) 相似 (xiāngsì)
(c) (= similar feature) 相似之处(處) (xiāngsì zhīchù)
(noun)
the astonishing similarity between my brother and my eldest son
Synonyms
resemblance
There was a remarkable resemblance between them.
likeness
These stories have a startling likeness to one another.
sameness
He grew bored by the sameness of the speeches.
agreement
The results are generally in agreement with these figures.
relation
correspondence
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity
analogy
The analogy between music and fragrance has stuck.
affinity
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
closeness
kinship
She evidently felt a sense of kinship with the woman.
concordance
congruence
comparability
point of comparison
similitude
indistinguishability
Opposites
difference
,
dissimilarity
,
disparity
,
variety
,
variation
,
diversity
,
disagreement
,
discrepancy
,
antithesis
,
heterogeneity
,
discordance
,
contradictoriness
,
irreconcilability
,
incomparability
,
unalikeness
proverb
Birds of a feather flock together
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affinity
Definition
a close similarity in appearance, structure, or quality
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
Synonyms
similarity,
relationship,
relation,
connection,
alliance,
correspondence,
analogy,
resemblance,
closeness,
likeness,
compatibility,
kinship
in the sense of agreement
The results are generally in agreement with these figures.
Synonyms
correspondence,
agreeing,
accord,
similarity,
consistency,
analogy,
accordance,
correlation,
affinity,
conformity,
compatibility,
congruity,
suitableness
in the sense of analogy
Definition
a comparison made to show such a similarity
The analogy between music and fragrance has stuck.
Synonyms
similarity,
relation,
comparison,
parallel,
correspondence,
resemblance,
correlation,
likeness,
equivalence,
homology,
similitude
Synonyms of 'similarity'
similarity
Explore 'similarity' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of correspondence
Definition
relationship or similarity
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity
Synonyms
relation,
match,
agreement,
fitness,
comparison,
harmony,
coincidence,
similarity,
analogy,
correlation,
conformity,
comparability,
concurrence,
congruity
in the sense of kinship
Definition
the state of having common characteristics
She evidently felt a sense of kinship with the woman.
Synonyms
similarity,
relationship,
association,
bearing,
connection,
alliance,
correspondence,
affinity
in the sense of likeness
Definition
resemblance
These stories have a startling likeness to one another.