Similitude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

a duplicate copy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪmɪlˌɪɾuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmɪlˌɪtjuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmɪlˌɪtjuːd/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈɪmɪlˌɪɾuːd/.

Examples

man created God in his own likeness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alikeness counterpart twin likeness

Antonyms

unlikeness dissimilitude

Parts of Speech

noun	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things “man created God in his own likeness”
noun	a duplicate copy

Word Forms

like	adjective	conforming in every respect
alike	adjective	having the same or similar characteristics
twin	verb	duplicate or match

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ähnlichkeit

Ähnlichkeit im Aussehen oder Charakter oder der Natur zwischen Personen oder Dingen

🇪🇸Spanish

similitud

similitud en apariencia, carácter o naturaleza entre personas o cosas

🇮🇹Italian

similitudine

somiglianza nell'aspetto, nel carattere o nella natura tra persone o cose

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijkenis

gelijkenis in uiterlijk, karakter of aard tussen personen of dingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

semelhança

semelhança na aparência, caráter ou natureza entre pessoas ou coisas

🇷🇺Russian

сходство

сходство во внешности, характере или природе между людьми или вещами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समानता

व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं के रूप, चरित्र या स्वभाव में समानता

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুরূপতা

ব্যক্তি বা জিনিসের মধ্যে চেহারা বা চরিত্র বা প্রকৃতির মিল

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவகம்

நபர்கள் அல்லது பொருட்களுக்கு இடையே தோற்றம் அல்லது தன்மை அல்லது இயல்பு ஆகியவற்றில் ஒற்றுமை

🇮🇳Telugu

సారూప్యత

వ్యక్తులు లేదా వస్తువుల మధ్య ప్రదర్శన లేదా పాత్ర లేదా స్వభావంలో సారూప్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

समानता

व्यक्ती किंवा वस्तूंमधील देखावा किंवा वर्ण किंवा स्वभावातील समानता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાનતા

વ્યક્તિઓ અથવા વસ્તુઓ વચ્ચે દેખાવ અથવા પાત્ર અથવા પ્રકૃતિમાં સમાનતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ನೋಟ ಅಥವಾ ಪಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಭಾವದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്യം

വ്യക്തികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വസ്തുക്കൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള രൂപത്തിലോ സ്വഭാവത്തിലോ സ്വഭാവത്തിലോ ഉള്ള സാമ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨਤਾ

ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਦਿੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮਾਨਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشابہت

لوگوں یا چیزوں کے درمیان ظاہری شکل یا کردار یا فطرت میں مماثلت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相似性

人或事物之间外观、性格或性质的相似性

🇯🇵Japanese

類似性

人または物の間の外観、性格、性質の類似性

🇰🇷Korean

외모

사람이나 사물 사이의 외모나 성격, 본성의 유사성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tương đồng

sự giống nhau về ngoại hình hoặc tính cách hoặc bản chất giữa người hoặc vật

🇹🇭Thai

ความคล้ายคลึงกัน

ความคล้ายคลึงกันในลักษณะหรือลักษณะหรือธรรมชาติระหว่างบุคคลหรือสิ่งของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemiripan

kesamaan dalam penampilan atau karakter atau sifat antara orang atau benda

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakatulad

pagkakatulad sa anyo o katangian o kalikasan sa pagitan ng mga tao o bagay

🇲🇾Malay

persamaan

persamaan rupa atau perwatakan atau sifat antara orang atau benda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشابه

التشابه في المظهر أو الشخصية أو الطبيعة بين الأشخاص أو الأشياء

🇮🇷Persian

تشبیه

شباهت در ظاهر یا شخصیت یا ماهیت بین افراد یا چیزها

🇹🇷Turkish

benzerlik

kişiler veya nesneler arasındaki görünüm veya karakter veya doğa benzerliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַמיוּת

דמיון במראה או באופי או בטבע בין אנשים או דברים

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