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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•sem•blance /rɪˈzɛmbləns/USA pronunciation n. - the state or fact of resembling or being or looking alike;
similarity:[uncountable]fooled by the resemblance between them. - a degree, kind, or point in which two or more things seem similar to each other:[countable]a family resemblance between father and son.
See -semble-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•sem•blance (ri zem′bləns),USA pronunciation n. - the state or fact of resembling;
similarity. - a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
- a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.
- Anglo-French, equivalent. to resembl(er) to resemble + -ance -ance
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Resemblance, similarity imply that there is a likeness between two or more people or things. Resemblance indicates primarily a likeness in appearance, either a striking one or one which merely serves as a reminder to the beholder:The boy has a strong resemblance to his father.Similarity may imply a surface likeness, but usually suggests also a likeness in other characteristics:There is a similarity in their tastes and behavior.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged analogy, similitude.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged image.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged difference.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: resemblance /rɪˈzɛmbləns/ n - the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc
- the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists
- something resembling something else; semblance; likeness
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