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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•i•lar /ˈsɪməlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - having a likeness or resemblance; like or alike:two similar houses.[be + ~ (+ to)]The houses are similar to each other.
sim•i•lar•i•ty /ˌsɪməˈlærɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. [uncountable]]:points of similarity between the two paintings.[countable]]:There are many similarities between the two paintings. sim•i•lar•ly adv. See -simil-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•i•lar (sim′ə lər),USA pronunciation adj. - having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way:two similar houses.
- Mathematics[Geom.](of figures) having the same shape;
having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal:similar triangles. - Mathematics(of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.
- French similaire or Medieval Latin similāris, equivalent. to Latin simil(is) like, similar (akin to simul together; compare simplex) + -āris -ar1
- earlier similary 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged like, resembling. See same.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged different.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: similar /ˈsɪmɪlə/ adj - showing resemblance in qualities, characteristics, or appearance; alike but not identical
- (of two or more figures) having corresponding angles equal and all corresponding sides in the same ratio
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French similaire, from Latin similissimilarity /ˌsɪmɪˈlærɪtɪ/ n ˈsimilarly adv USAGE
As should not be used after similar: Wilson held a similar position to Jones (not a similar position as Jones); the system is similar to the one in France (not similar as the one in France) |