similitude

noun

si·mil·i·tude sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd How to pronounce similitude (audio)

-ˌtyüd

: counterpart, double

: a visible likeness : image

: an imaginative comparison : simile

: correspondence in kind or quality

: a point of comparison

Example Sentences

the striking similitude between that modern city and the Rome of ancient times the two siblings, raised on opposite ends of the country, show some curious similitudes

Recent Examples on the Web Human performers can play at such similitude, but robots fully embody it.

Sydney Skybetter, Wired, 8 July 2021 Whatever similitude of separation between protesters and police there had been was gone.

Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2020 His adamant individualism is keyed precisely to his rejection of similitude to the manners of anyone else.

Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020 Here are the top two innovations in iPad cases at CES 2011—standouts in a sea of similitude.

Tyghe Trimble, Popular Mechanics, 8 Jan. 2011 Here are the top two innovations in iPad cases at CES 2011—standouts in a sea of similitude.

Tyghe Trimble, Popular Mechanics, 8 Jan. 2011

similitude

noun

as in similarity

the quality or state of having many qualities in common the striking similitude between that modern city and the Rome of ancient times

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parallelism
likeness
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correspondence
equivalence
correlation
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affinity
equivalency
relationship
identity
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community
identicalness
accordance
congruity
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

distinctness
dissimilarity
difference
discrepancy
disparity
distinctiveness
dissimilitude
disagreement
unlikeness
inequality
polarity
incongruity
conflict
incompatibility
incongruence
disparateness
nonconformity
dichotomy
differentiability
disproportion
inequality
incongruousness
discriminability
imbalance
distinguishability
nonequivalence
anomalousness

as in resemblance

a point which two or more things share in common the two siblings, raised on opposite ends of the country, show some curious similitudes

Synonyms & Similar Words

similarity
resemblance
parallel
commonality
congruity
equal
equivalent
common denominator
correspondence
analogy
counterpart
homology

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dissimilarity
difference
discrepancy
divergence
variation
modification
incongruity
deviance
change
incongruence

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of similitude are analogy, likeness, resemblance, and similarity. While all these words mean "agreement or correspondence in details," similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions.

two schools of social thought showing points of similitude

The synonyms analogy and similitude are sometimes interchangeable, but analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities.

pointed out analogies to past wars

Likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike.

a remarkable likeness to his late father

some similarity between the two cases

In some situations, the words resemblance and similitude are roughly equivalent. However, resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities.

statements that bear little resemblance to the truth

单词	similitude
释义	similitude noun si·mil·i·tude sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd -ˌtyüd 1 a : counterpart, double b : a visible likeness : image 2 : an imaginative comparison : simile 3 a : correspondence in kind or quality b : a point of comparison Synonyms alikeness community comparability correspondence likeness parallelism resemblance similarity See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the striking similitude between that modern city and the Rome of ancient times the two siblings, raised on opposite ends of the country, show some curious similitudes Recent Examples on the Web Human performers can play at such similitude, but robots fully embody it. Sydney Skybetter, Wired, 8 July 2021 Whatever similitude of separation between protesters and police there had been was gone. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2020 His adamant individualism is keyed precisely to his rejection of similitude to the manners of anyone else. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020 Here are the top two innovations in iPad cases at CES 2011—standouts in a sea of similitude. Tyghe Trimble, Popular Mechanics, 8 Jan. 2011 Here are the top two innovations in iPad cases at CES 2011—standouts in a sea of similitude. Tyghe Trimble, Popular Mechanics, 8 Jan. 2011 Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, allegory, analogy, from Latin similitudo resemblance, from similis First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a similitude noun 1 as in similarity the quality or state of having many qualities in common the striking similitude between that modern city and the Rome of ancient times Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance similarity resemblance parallelism likeness alikeness comparability correspondence equivalence correlation semblance equation affinity equivalency relationship identity parity community identicalness accordance congruity sameness interchangeability analogousness agreement conformity compatibility exchangeability par Antonyms & Near Antonyms distinctness dissimilarity difference discrepancy disparity distinctiveness dissimilitude disagreement unlikeness inequality polarity incongruity conflict incompatibility incongruence disparateness nonconformity dichotomy differentiability disproportion inequality incongruousness discriminability imbalance distinguishability nonequivalence anomalousness See More 2 as in resemblance a point which two or more things share in common the two siblings, raised on opposite ends of the country, show some curious similitudes Synonyms & Similar Words similarity resemblance parallel commonality congruity equal equivalent common denominator correspondence analogy counterpart homology Antonyms & Near Antonyms dissimilarity difference discrepancy divergence variation modification incongruity deviance change incongruence See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of similitude are analogy, likeness, resemblance, and similarity. While all these words mean "agreement or correspondence in details," similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions. two schools of social thought showing points of similitude The synonyms analogy and similitude are sometimes interchangeable, but analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities. pointed out analogies to past wars Likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike. a remarkable likeness to his late father some similarity between the two cases In some situations, the words resemblance and similitude are roughly equivalent. However, resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities. statements that bear little resemblance to the truth
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similitude

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