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resemblance

[ ri-zem-bluhns ]

noun

  1. the state or fact of resembling; similarity.

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  2. a degree, kind, or point of likeness.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.

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resemblance

/ °ùɪˈ³úÉ›³¾²ú±ôÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc
  2. the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists
  3. something resembling something else; semblance; likeness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ²õ±ð³¾²ú±ô²¹²Ô³Ù, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð·²õ±ð³¾î€ƒb±ô²¹²Ô³¦±ð noun
  • ±è°ù±ðr±ð·²õ±ð³¾î€ƒb±ô²¹²Ô³¦±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of resemblance1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, equivalent to resembl(er) “to resemble†resemble + -ance -ance
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Synonym Study

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.
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It had to be thus, because populism is liberal democracy’s sinister cousin, bearing just enough resemblance to legitimate self-government to be deceptively dangerous.

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Despite its storied history, her research suggests that ancient uses of cacao in Mesoamerica bear little resemblance to the rituals many Westerners are crafting today.

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"The lady who was escorted out did bear a striking resemblance to Lisa Riley, though I don't see how that's an insult."

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She is reported to have told police she was unaware the costume used in the series bore a resemblance to a terror group and that The Bureau was not shown in Turkey anyway.

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Economists sometimes present their discipline as the queen of the social sciences, a claim staked primarily on a superificial resemblance to physics: It has universal laws!

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