resemblance

  • 1Resemblance — may refer to: *Resemblance: as in you have a resemblance to your brother (In the case of twins) see analogy and similarity *Resemblance nominalism *Ludwig Wittgenstein s family resemblances *In text mining, the degree to which two documents… …

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  • 2Resemblance — Re*sem blance ( blans), n. [Cf. F. ressemblance. See {Resemble}.] 1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. [1913 Webster] One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3resemblance — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. resemblance (c.1300); see RESEMBLE (Cf. resemble) + ANCE (Cf. ance) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4resemblance — I noun affinity, agreement, alikeness, analogy, approximation, closeness, conformance, conformity, correspondence, counterpart, ditto, double, duplication, effigy, equality, fascimile, fellow, homogeneity, identicalness, identity, image,… …

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  • 5resemblance — *likeness, similarity, similitude, analogy, affinity Analogous words: correspondence, agreement, harmonizing or harmony, conformity (see corresponding verbs at AGREE): *comparison, parallel Antonyms: difference: distinction …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6resemblance — [n] correspondence, similarity affinity, alikeness, analogy, birds of a feather*, carbon*, carbon copy, clone, closeness, coincidence, comparability, comparison, conformity, counterpart, double, facsimile, image, kinship, likeness, like of, look… …

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  • 7resemblance — faite sur le vif, Effigies …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 8resemblance — ► NOUN 1) the state of resembling. 2) a way in which things resemble each other …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9resemblance — [ri zem′bləns] n. [ME < Anglo Fr] 1. the state, fact, or quality of resembling; similarity of appearance, or, sometimes, of character; likeness 2. a point, degree, or sort of likeness 3. something that resembles; likeness or semblance (of… …

    English World dictionary

  • 10resemblance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, great, marked, remarkable, striking, strong ▪ eerie (esp. AmE), uncanny ▪ She …

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