similarity

[sim-uh-lar-i-tee]

the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's: a similarity of diction.

Origin of similarity

First recorded in 1655–65; similar + -ity

Related formsnon·sim·i·lar·i·ty, noun, plural non·sim·i·lar·i·ties.un·sim·i·lar·i·ty, noun, plural un·sim·i·lar·i·ties.

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Hitchcock was fascinated when I pointed out the similarity, and considered it at some length.
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Online commenters remarked that the student bore a similarity to one of the suspects pictured in a picture released by the FBI.
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I am pretty happy-go-lucky in general, so that is also a similarity.
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The easiest way to satisfy the similarity requirement would be to purchase one or more other sports franchises.
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Paprika has a huge cult following and Nolan has quietly admitted a similarity.
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Strange, that with this similarity of taste we could never agree!
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Maria Edgeworth
In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.
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Ambrose Bierce
Theirs it was to obey orders, but all similarity ended there.
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The similarity between the words Offer and Over is very obvious.
Y Gododin
Aneurin
Several points of similarity and contrast may be observed between them.
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Plato

Word Origin and History for similarity

"state of being similar," 1660s, from similar + -ity, or from French similarité. Related: Similarities "points of resemblance" (1838).