similitude

American  

[si-mil-i-tood, -tyood] / sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

noun

1. likeness; resemblance.

   a similitude of habits.

2. a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another.

   This expression is a similitude of the other.

3. semblance; image.

   a similitude of the truth.

4. a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory.

   He spoke by similitudes.

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similitude British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonsimilitude noun

Etymology

Origin of similitude

1325–75; Middle English < Latin similitūdō likeness, equivalent to simili ( s ) similar + -tūdō -tude

Example Sentences

The Reynolds law of dynamic similarity or Reynolds similitude, states that if two fluids flow around similar structures with different length scales, they are hydrodynamically identical provided they exhibit the same Reynolds number.

From Science Daily

“The similitude across such an immense scale is astonishing,” Dr. Galison said.

From New York Times

The similitude between the two even extends to the venue, which makes it fitting that they will meet for the World Boxing Council's vacant welterweight title Saturday night at Barclays Center.

From Los Angeles Times

The diversity of the world outside of the campus is limited and regimented by the similitude of the vocation.

From Salon

In its enforced similitude, it became a kind of social glue, stitching together a new national identity across a vast, growing and otherwise diverse nation.

From New York Times