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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSimilarity
/sɪˈmɪl.ər.ɪ.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being similar; resemblance.
"There is a striking similarity between the two paintings." - 2
A point of resemblance or likeness.
"The similarity in their voices made it hard to tell them apart."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'similarity' originates from the Latin 'similitas', which means 'likeness' or 'resemblance'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was adapted from Old French 'similarité', reflecting the concept of being alike or comparable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Similarity" is said worldwide
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similarité
Transliteration: similari-tay
"Il y a une similarité entre ces deux œuvres."
Ähnlichkeit
Transliteration: ehn-lih-kite
"Es gibt eine Ähnlichkeit zwischen den beiden Bildern."
somiglianza
Transliteration: so-mi-lyan-za
"C'è una somiglianza tra i due dipinti."
similitud
Transliteration: si-mi-li-tud
"Hay una similitud entre las dos obras."
semelhança
Transliteration: se-me-lhan-sa
"Há uma semelhança entre as duas pinturas."
समानता
Transliteration: samaanta
"इन दोनों चित्रों में समानता है।"
相似性
Transliteration: xiāngsìxìng
"这两幅画之间有相似性。"
유사성
Transliteration: yusaseong
"이 두 그림 사이에 유사성이 있습니다."
類似性
Transliteration: ruiji-sei
"この二つの絵には類似性があります。"
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