similitude
[ si-mil-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another: This expression is a similitude of the other.
semblance; image: a similitude of the truth.
a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory: He spoke by similitudes.
RELATED WORDS
resemblance, similarity, simulation, replica, representation, likeness, copy, comparison, parable, semblance, counterpart, analogy, allegory, simile
Nearby words
- similarity,
- similarity transformation,
- similarly,
- simile,
- similia similibus curantur,
- simionato,
- simious,
- simitar,
- simla,
- simmel
Origin of similitude
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similitude
/ (sɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
likeness; similarity
a thing or sometimes a person that is like or the counterpart of another
archaic a simile, allegory, or parable
Word Origin for similitude
C14: from Latin similitūdō, from similis like
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similitude
late 14c., from Old French similitude "similarity, relationship, comparison" (13c.) and directly from Latin similitudinem (nominative similitudo) "likeness, resemblance," from similis "like" (see similar).
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