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- Dictionarysimilitude/sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
noun
- 1. the quality or state of being similar to something: "Conrad uses a range of constructions which express or imply similitude"
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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 in Thesaurus.
SIMILITUDE definition: 1. the state of being similar (= almost the same), or a feature that is similar: 2. a comparison…. Learn more.
similitude in British English. (sɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd ) noun. 1. likeness; similarity. 2. a thing or sometimes a person that is like or the counterpart of another. 3. archaic. a simile, allegory, or parable.
SIMILITUDE meaning: 1. the state of being similar (= almost the same), or a feature that is similar: 2. a comparison…. Learn more.
noun. likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits. a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another: This expression is a similitude of the other. semblance; image: a similitude of the truth. a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory: He spoke by similitudes.
Definitions of similitude. noun. similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things. synonyms: alikeness, likeness. see more. noun. a duplicate copy. synonyms: counterpart, twin. see more.
1. likeness; resemblance. 2. a person or thing that is like or the counterpart of another. 3. semblance; image. 4. a likening or comparison; a simile, parable, or allegory. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin similitūdō likeness, derivative of similis similar]
noun. similitudes. A person or thing resembling another; counterpart; facsimile. Webster's New World. Similarity; likeness; resemblance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The form or likeness (of some person or thing) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. One that closely resembles another. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
similitude (between A and B) | similitude (to somebody/something) the state of being similar to something. the similitude between humans and gorillas
What does the noun similitude mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun similitude, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. similitude has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. painting and drawing (Middle English) sculpture (Middle English)
