Similar
Word | SIMILAR |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | sim i lar |
Pronunciations | /ˈsɪmələ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Similar"
What do we mean by similar?
Having a resemblance in appearance or nature; alike though not identical. adjective
Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures. adjective
Having characteristics in common; like in form, appearance, size, qualities, relations, etc.; having a more or less marked resemblance to each other or one another; in some respects identical; bearing a resemblance, as to something implied or specified: as, the general features of the two landscapes are similar; the plans are similar.
Homogeneous; of like structure or character throughout.
In geometry, of the same shape: said of two figures which have all their corresponding angles equal, whence it will follow, for ordinary Euclidean space, that all their corresponding lengths will be proportional, that their corresponding areas will be in the duplicate ratio of their lengths, and that their corresponding volumes will be in the triplicate ratio of their lengths.
In biology, alike in some respects; identical to some extent.
In music, in the same direction: said of the rising and falling of two voice-parts.
That which is similar; that which resembles something else in form, appearance, quality, etc.; in the plural, things resembling one another. noun
The homeopathic principle of administering drugs. See similia. noun
In the theory of aggregates, similarly arranged; coupled by a one-one relation.
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc. noun
Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like. adjective
Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness. adjective
Homogenous; uniform. adjective
Figures which differ from each other only in magnitude, being made up of the same number of like parts similarly situated. adjective
Such as have their several angles respectively equal, each to each, and their sides about the equal angles proportional. adjective
Such as are contained by the same number of similar planes, similarly situated, and having like inclination to one another. adjective
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable. adjective
Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling. adjective
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc. noun
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Alike but not identical Urban Dictionary
Relating to a past contextual non-identical resemblance of one point of conversation to another. Urban Dictionary
Very close to basically the same Urban Dictionary
When someone's face looks so much like his asshole that his intestines don't know which way to pump the shit. Urban Dictionary
Not quite the same. Urban Dictionary
1: Two words or more that sound the same but have completely different meanings. 2: A remark meaning that one person has the same thoughts/feelings as the other. Urban Dictionary
The art of re-phrasing text or re-naming common objects by changing the words and components of words to synonyms or antonyms. Urban Dictionary
Someone who is constantly told they look like a famous person, but in reality only moderately resemble them. Urban Dictionary
When two things are somewhere between exactly the same and somewhat similar. Urban Dictionary
When numbers can not be proven the same AND can not be proven different. Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Similar
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- Agnate Synonyms
- Aped Synonyms
- Analogous Synonyms
- Approximating Synonyms
- Antonyms for similar
- Different Antonyms
- Unlike Antonyms
- Dissimilar Antonyms
- Unalike Antonyms
The word "similar" in example sentences
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