resemblance
(noun) similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
Source: WordNet® 3.1
resemblance (countable and uncountable, plural resemblances)
The quality or state of resembling
Synonyms: likeness, similitude, similarity
That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
A comparison; a simile.
Probability; verisimilitude.
• likeness
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sem"blance (-blans), n. Etym: [Cf. F. ressemblance. See Resemble.]
1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. Dryden.
2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual. Hooker.
3. A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. Probability; verisimilitude. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; representation; image.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
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