si|mil|i|tude

si|mil|i|tude
si|mil|i|tude «suh MIHL uh tood, -tyood», noun.
1. a being similar; likeness; resemblance: »

A striking similitude between the brother and sister now first arrested my attention (Edgar Allan Poe).

SYNONYM(S): similarity.
2. a comparison drawn between two things or facts: »

She could think of no similitude to describe the sunset.

SYNONYM(S): simile.
3. a copy; image. SYNONYM(S): counterpart.
4. a parable or allegory (chiefly in Biblical use).
[< Latin similitūdō, -inis < similis like]

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  • ver|i|si|mil|i|tude — «VEHR uh suh MIHL uh tood, tyood», noun. 1. an appearance of truth; resemblance to reality; closeness to fact; probability: »Stories must have verisimilitude to interest people. 2. something having merely the appearance of truth: »They are, in… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mil — al·che·mil·la; ar·mil; ar·mil·la; ar·mil·lar·ia; ar·mil·lary; au·mil; au·mil·dar; bis·mil·lah; bog·o·mil; bog·o·mil·ism; brown·mil·ler·ite; fa·mil·ia; fa·mil·ial; fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize;… …   English syllables

  • similitude — si·mil·i·tude …   English syllables

  • si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; …   English syllables

  • Consimilitude — Con si*mil i*tude, Consimility Con si*mil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. consimilitude. See {Similitude}.] Common resemblance. [Obs.] Aubrey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Consimility — Consimilitude Con si*mil i*tude, Consimility Con si*mil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. consimilitude. See {Similitude}.] Common resemblance. [Obs.] Aubrey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • veri — veri·sim·i·lar; veri·si·mil·i·tude; veri·si·mil·i·ty; veri·sim·i·lous; veri·sim·i·lar·ly; …   English syllables

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