resemblance

[ ri-zem-bluhns ]

/ rɪˈzɛm bləns /

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noun

the state or fact of resembling; similarity.

a degree, kind, or point of likeness.

a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.

OTHER WORDS FOR resemblance

2 analogy, similitude.

3 image.

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Origin of resemblance

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, equivalent to resembl(er) “to resemble” resemble + -ance-ance

synonym study for resemblance

1. Resemblance, similarity imply that there is a likeness between two or more people or things. Resemblance indicates primarily a likeness in appearance, either a striking one or one which merely serves as a reminder to the beholder: The boy has a strong resemblance to his father. Similarity may imply a surface likeness, but usually suggests also a likeness in other characteristics: There is a similarity in their tastes and behavior.

OTHER WORDS FROM resemblance

non·re·sem·blance, nounpre·re·sem·blance, noun

Words nearby resemblance

resect, resection, reseda, reselect, resell, resemblance, resemblant, resemble, resend, resent, resentful

How to use resemblance in a sentence

Newman again starred in the film, which this time bore only the faintest resemblance to the novel.
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder|Michael Dirda|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
McConnell’s relationship to the extremists in his party bears a striking resemblance to Douglas’s.
Mitch McConnell has repeated Stephen A. Douglas’s biggest mistake|Lauren Haumesser|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Today’s food system bears little resemblance to the one of just a couple of generations ago.
Blessed are the hungry? Not yet|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
They finished with one completion and two interceptions in a game that bore scant resemblance to NFL football.
What to know from NFL Week 12: Tyreek Hill and Derrick Henry took over as the coronavirus loomed|Adam Kilgore|November 30, 2020|Washington Post

The team they will put on the field Thursday night will bear little resemblance to the one that beat the Packers in January.
Ravaged by injuries and coronavirus issues, the 49ers had little chance against the Packers|Mark Maske|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
He does not admit it, but Miyazaki likely sees the resemblance between himself and Horikoshi as well.
Anime King Hayao Miyazaki’s Cursed Dreams|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The eventual deal, approved by Law 840 in June 2013, bore little resemblance to the original.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2010, Jake Holmes sued over “Dazed and Confused,” claiming it bore a strong resemblance to his own song of the same name.
‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road|Keith Phipps|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rachel starts dating a guy named Russ, and would you believe that he bears a striking resemblance to Ross?
15 Times ‘Friends’ Was Really, Really Weird|Kevin Fallon|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second portrait, examined by the Mona Lisa Foundation, bears a striking resemblance to the famous portrait.
The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa'|Justin Jones|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Eve, too, lovely as she is, seems to bear no likelihood of resemblance to Milton's superb mother of mankind.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
We revelled in its resemblance, or its fancied resemblance to the famous old hostelry kept by old John Willet.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
She was fair as a lily, with bright golden hair, and bore no resemblance to this dark-eyed, black-browed wench.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie

British Dictionary definitions for resemblance

resemblance

/ (rɪˈzɛmbləns) /

noun

the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc

the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists

something resembling something else; semblance; likeness

Derived forms of resemblance

resemblant, adjective

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