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.

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Origin of resemblance

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to resembl(er) to resemble + -ance -ance

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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ANTONYMS FOR resemblance

1. difference.

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Related formsnon·re·sem·blance, nounpre·re·sem·blance, noun

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Examples from the Web for resemblance

He does not admit it, but Miyazaki likely sees the resemblance between himself and Horikoshi as well.
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His goal is to have as little a hand as possible in conveying their resemblance.
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And from the side, with the lips and ears elongated, the resemblance is uncanny.
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The couple had 14 children with them when they were arrested, many of whom police say bear no resemblance to either parent.
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One quarrelsPg 259 equally with the points of resemblance and of distinction.
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We're in the same grade, and we've known each other as long as I've known Darryl, but that's where the resemblance ends.
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At the head of the steps squatted a monstrous and misshapen animal, bearing some resemblance to a cat, but as big as a tiger.
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I was yet too young to feel the resemblance, but how often in my later years I have felt and seen it!
Years of My Youth|William Dean Howells
One great boulder is named the Hooded Monk, because of its resemblance to the human head in a monks cowl.
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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 Formsresemblant, adjective

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Word Origin and History for resemblance