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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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SIMILITUDE definition: 1. the state of being similar (= almost the same), or a feature that is similar: 2. a comparison…. Learn more.
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.
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. similitude.
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.
SIMILITUDE meaning: 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 (between A and B) | similitude (to somebody/something) the state of being similar to something. the similitude between humans and gorillas
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.
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]
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)
