similar

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   marked by correspondence or resemblance

   similar food at similar prices

2. 2
   adj

   Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

   My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.

3. 3
   adj

   resembling or similar

4. 4
   adj

   having the same or similar characteristics

5. 5
   adj

   capable of replacing or changing places with something else

6. 6
   adj

   (of words) expressing closely related meanings

7. 7
   adj

   Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.

8. 8
   adj

   Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

Etymology

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).