resemblance

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US /rɪˈzɛmbləns/ UK /rɪˈzɛmbləns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being similar in appearance or character

There is a striking resemblance between the two sisters.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... similarity likeness semblance correspondence affinity analogy kinship

Opposites

difference dissimilarity contrast

Word family

Related forms resemble semblance assemble similar

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striking resemblance
a similarity in appearance or character that is especially noticeable

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French resemblance, from resembler ('to resemble'), from re- (intensive) + sembler ('to seem, appear'), from Latin similare ('to make like'), from similis ('like').

resembler xno similis Latin *sem- Proto-Indo-European

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# resemblance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈzɛmbləns/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈzɛmbləns/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being similar in appearance or character

## Examples
- There is a striking resemblance between the two sisters.

## Synonyms
- similarity
- likeness
- semblance
- correspondence
- affinity
- analogy
- kinship

## Antonyms
- difference
- dissimilarity
- contrast

## Related Forms
- resemble
- semblance
- assemble
- similar

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resembler
- Root: similis
- Root: *sem-

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French resemblance, from resembler ('to resemble'), from re- (intensive) + sembler ('to seem, appear'), from Latin similare ('to make like'), from similis ('like').

## AI Etymology
Resemblance comes from Anglo-Norman and Old French resemblance, from resembler ('to resemble'), from re- (intensive) + sembler ('to seem, appear'), from Latin similare ('to make like'), from similis ('like'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the quality of being similar in appearance or character", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old French resembler, Latin similis, and Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Related words include resemble, semblance, assemble, similar.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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