similitude

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɪˈmɪlɪtud/ UK /sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual

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the quality of being similar; a comparison or likeness

The parable draws a similitude between seeds and faith.

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From Latin similitudo ('likeness'), from similis ('like, resembling'), via Old French similitude.

similitudo Latin similis Latin

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# similitude

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

## Meanings
1. the quality of being similar; a comparison or likeness

## Examples
- The parable draws a similitude between seeds and faith.

## Synonyms
- likeness
- resemblance
- similarity
- comparison
- semblance
- parallel

## Antonyms
- dissimilarity
- difference
- contrast

## Related Forms
- similar
- simile
- assimilate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: similitudo
- Root: similis

## Etymology
From Latin similitudo ('likeness'), from similis ('like, resembling'), via Old French similitude.

## AI Etymology
Similitude comes from Latin similitudo ('likeness'), from similis ('like, resembling'), via Old French similitude. 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; a comparison or likeness", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin similitudo and Latin similis. Related words include similar, simile, assimilate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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