similitude

[si-mil-i-tood, -tyood]

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.

similitude

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• nonsimilitude noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of similitude¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of similitude¹

C14: from Latin similitūdō, from similis like

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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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