单词 | similitude |
释义 | similitude/sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd /noun [mass noun] 1The quality or state of being similar to something: Conrad uses a range of constructions which express or imply similitude [count noun]: there is a striking similitude between the brother and sister...
Synonyms resemblance, similarity, likeness, sameness, similar nature, comparability, correspondence, comparison, analogy, parallel, parallelism, equivalence; interchangeability, closeness, nearness, affinity, homogeneity, agreement, indistinguishability, uniformity; community, kinship, relatedness archaic semblance 1.1 [count noun] archaic A comparison between two things.He further suggests that there are two types of parables: narrative parables (comparisons with narration) and similitudes (comparisons with ‘is like’ or ‘is as if’)....
1.2 [count noun] archaic A person or thing resembling someone or something else.Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father....
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin similitudo, from similis 'like'. Rhymes |
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