resemblance
[ ri-zem-bluhns ]
/ rɪˈzɛm bləns /
noun
the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.
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comparison, closeness, coincidence, affinity, parallel, kinship, counterpart, similitude, semblance, likeness, simile, double, image, look-alike, Xerox, facsimile, analogy, ringer, parity, carbon
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SYNONYMS 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. 2. analogy, similitude. 3. image.
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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
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resemblance
late 14c., from Anglo-French resemblance (c.1300), from Old French resembler (see resemble) + -ance.
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